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

While patrons waited in line, employees behind a rectangular hole in the brick wall piled baguettes high with pastrami, salami, garlic aioli and other fixings. —Jenna Thompson april 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026

Snacks-Jam reinterprets a charcuterie board with bacon and salami crafted from local freshwater fish. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Common deli case options include bologna, mortadella, salami, ham, roast beef, turkey breast, and chicken. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026

After being cured, shaped and served like a traditional salami, his product hardly looked seaworthy. —J.m. Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026

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