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 concept of salami tactics essentially captures the Biden administration’s strategy. —Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2025

What started as salami and a little bit of cheese from the deli blossomed into over-the-top sandwiches. —The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024

This venerable deli, open for 35 years in San Francisco and 29 years in Foster City, boasted a whopping 11 variations on the cheesesteak theme, including versions with chicken, salami, mushrooms, pizza toppings or all-vegetarian on torpedo rolls. —Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024

For a wow-worthy presentation, use a glass to shape the salami slices into a rosette. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 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