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noun
A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: miscellany, olio, potpourri
Antonyms: none provided
noun
cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salad
noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Narrower terms: grab bag, witches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew, range, selection, odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum, alphabet soup, sampler
History
From French salmigondis (“seasoned salt meats”), from Middle French salmigondin, probably related to Middle French salomene (“hodgepodge of meats or fish cooked in wine”), from Old French salemine.
