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

The sale of deli meats, cheese, tomatoes, onions, pickles, sausages and salami in a side prep table were halted because of roaches. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026

Use salami, hot capocollo, and mortadella, or any other deli favorites in your fridge. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026

Another newcomer, the Ham & Salami, is made with black forest ham, Genoa salami, Italian-style provolone, lettuce, Roma tomatoes and honey mustard. —Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

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

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