salamis

Sal·a·mis

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Definitions of salamis word

noun salamis a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic. 1
noun salamis an island in the Saronic Gulf, Greece: scene of the naval battle in 480 bc, in which the Greeks defeated the Persians. Pop (municipality): 28 423 (2001). Area: 95 sq km (37 sq miles) 0
noun salamis island of Greece, in the Saronic Gulf: 39 sq mi (101 sq km) 0

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

1850-55; < Italian, plural of salame < Vulgar Latin *salāmen, equivalent to *salā(re) to salt + Latin -men noun suffix; see sal

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