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

The boards include a variety of salami roses, meats, different types of cheeses, fresh and dried fruits, breads, crackers, spreads, chocolate, nuts and many more options. —Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2024

In 2009, the response to a cluster of bacterial infections in a salami product was delayed because the Department of Agriculture regulated the meat, the F.D.A. was responsible for the cracked black pepper that coated it and the C.D.C. was in charge of investigating the people who became ill. —Emily Anthes, New York Times, 9 May 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