salami

noun

sa·​la·​mi sə-ˈlä-mē 

: a highly seasoned sausage of pork and beef either dried or fresh

Examples of salami in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Italy’s Catholics were content to feast on pork prosciutto, sausages and salami through the winter, Jews and Muslims raised geese for the same purpose—so much so that the goose became inextricably linked to Italy’s Jewish cuisine. —John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024

Dig in: Visitors can check out a house shingled with salami and Chicago skyline carved from white cheddar while nibbling on samples of the grocer's charcuterie, cheese and chocolate. —Monica Eng, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024

Hickory Farms has a simple cabernet and savory snack collection with salami, cheese, crackers and, of course, wine. —Christopher Murray, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024

The recall list includes hams, bologna, bacon, sausage, salami and frankfurters. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, plural of salame "cured salted and seasoned pork sausage," from sale "salt" (going back to Latin sal-, sāl) + -ame "things made from or containing (the material denoted by the preceding element)," going back to Latin -āmen, from -ā-, verb stem formative + -men, resultative noun suffix — more at salt entry 1

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

salami

noun

sa·​la·​mi sə-ˈläm-ē 

: highly seasoned sausage of pork and beef