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salami

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈlɑːmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/səˈlɑmi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sə lä′mē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sa•la•mi /səˈlɑmi/USA pronunciation   n., pl. 
    -mis. 
  1. Fooda spicy, garlic-flavored sausage, originally Italian: [uncountable]a sandwich with salami and cheese.[countable]They cut up several salamis.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sa•la•mi  (sə lä′mē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
  • Vulgar Latin *salāmen, equivalent. to *salā(re) to salt + Latin -men noun, nominal suffix; see sal
  • Italian, plural of salame
  • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
salami /səˈlɑːmɪ/ n
  1. a highly seasoned type of sausage, usually flavoured with garlic
Etymology: 19th Century: from Italian, plural of salame, from Vulgar Latin salāre (unattested) to salt, from Latin sal salt
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