SALMAGUNDI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does salmagundi mean? 

• SALMAGUNDI (noun)
  The noun SALMAGUNDI has 2 senses:

1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

2. cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

  Familiarity information: SALMAGUNDI used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALMAGUNDI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety

Context example:

a veritable smorgasbord of religions

Hypernyms ("salmagundi" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "salmagundi"):

grab bag (an assortment of miscellaneous items)

witch's brew; witches' brew; witches' broth (a fearsome mixture)

range (a variety of different things or activities)

selection (an assortment of things from which a choice can be made)

farrago; gallimaufry; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; melange; mingle-mangle; mishmash; oddments; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; ragbag (a motley assortment of things)

alphabet soup (a confusing assortment)

sampler (an assortment of various samples)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("salmagundi" is a kind of...):

salad (food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens)