SALMAGUNDI

salmagundi

(noun) cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

(noun) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; “a great assortment of cars was on display”; “he had a variety of disorders”; “a veritable smorgasbord of religions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

salmagundi (plural salmagundis)

A food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.

Hence, any mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.

Synonyms

• (mixture of various ingredients): miscellany, olio, potpourri

Source: Wiktionary

Sal`ma*gun"di, n. Etym: [F. salmigondis of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles + condita preserved (see Condite); or from the Countess Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat, and F. salmis a ragout.]

1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. Johnson.

2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition