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单词 salmagundi
释义

salmagundi

noun

sal·​ma·​gun·​di ˌsal-mə-ˈgən-dē How to pronounce salmagundi (audio)
1
: a salad plate of chopped meats, anchovies, eggs, and vegetables arranged in rows for contrast and dressed with a salad dressing
2
: a heterogeneous mixture : potpourri

Synonyms

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • alphabet soup
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • crazy quilt
  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • litter
  • macédoine
  • medley
  • mélange
  • menagerie
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • motley
  • muddle
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • patchwork quilt
  • potpourri
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • scramble
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • stew
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter
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Example Sentences

the downtown area has a salmagundi of one-of-a-kind shops, where you can find almost anything you might need—and many things you don't
Recent Examples on the Web Nearly 100 objects from the Met’s collection, from the Near Eastern and African departments to the arms and armor holdings, have been sucked into this sculptural salmagundi. Jason Farago, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017 The agency’s art department, M.T.A. Arts & Design, founded and first funded in 1985, is rarely — in a salmagundi system 112 years old — presented with a brand-new, blank canvas. Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2016

Word History

Etymology

French salmigondis

First Known Use

circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

salmagundi

noun

as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the downtown area has a salmagundi of one-of-a-kind shops, where you can find almost anything you might need—and many things you don't

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • variety
  • assortment
  • medley
  • jumble
  • collage
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • gallimaufry
  • farrago
  • potpourri
  • hodgepodge
  • amalgam
  • mélange
  • hotchpotch
  • mishmash
  • smorgasbord
  • salad
  • jambalaya
  • motley
  • pastiche
  • ragbag
  • montage
  • clutter
  • blend
  • olio
  • patchwork
  • agglomeration
  • jungle
  • gumbo
  • menagerie
  • hash
  • ragout
  • litter
  • stew
  • rummage
  • scramble
  • shuffle
  • agglomerate
  • tangle
  • combination
  • patchwork quilt
  • welter
  • crazy quilt
  • botch
  • olla podrida
  • accumulation
  • alphabet soup
  • macédoine
  • tumble
  • aggregation
  • aggregate
  • mixed bag
  • muddle
  • sundries
  • grab bag
  • notions
  • conglomerate
  • conglomeration
  • omnium-gatherum
  • composite
  • intermixture
  • fusion
  • commixture
  • detritus
  • alloy
  • compound
  • mess
  • oddments
  • catchall
  • admixture
  • chaos
  • disorder
  • imbroglio
  • disarray
  • morass
  • disarrangement
  • bollix
  • snarl
  • confusion
  • shambles
  • odds and ends
  • mix-up
  • dog's breakfast
  • knot
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