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

In this approach, ever higher levels of the military, federal, and regional elites are gradually implicated, layer by layer, like slices of salami. —Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025

The sandwich is loaded with a juicy looking stack of ham, pepperoni, salami, Swiss cheese, banana peppers, red onions, tomatoes, and lettuce. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025

Popular menu items include corned beef, roast beef, pastrami, salami and steak sandwiches, salads and desserts. —Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2025

The gourmet pizza is also superb, with delicious choices like Burrata, Nduja and spicy Calabrian salami and Quattro formaggio with truffle. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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

Rhymes for salami

• tatami
• thalami
• tsunami
• balmy
• brahmi
• commie
• mommy
• palmy
• rami
• saami
• swami
• swamy

Kids Definition

salami

noun

sa·​la·​mi sə-ˈläm-ē 

: highly seasoned sausage of pork and beef