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

Bologna or salami, for example, can contain more saturated fat. — Anna Dilger, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Beans, eggs, chicken, tuna, steak, salami, or cheese can turn the salad into a full meal. — Lillian Syme, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

Loaded with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, salami, olives, pickled peppers, and artichoke hearts, this salad is like your favorite Italian antipasti platter—just with lettuce. — Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 13 Aug. 2026

In 2009 and 2010 a nationwide Salmonella outbreak resisted investigation until warehouse-club membership records turned up 19 sick shoppers who had all bought the same salami. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 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