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salame

5.5

An Italian sausage like salami made from meat that is cured and air-dried

noun
/səˈlɑːmeɪ/

: salami

The chef added slices of salame to the antipasto platter.

Examples

At the market, she bought fresh bread and spicy salame for a picnic.
He ordered a sandwich with salame and cheese for lunch.
I love the taste of salame on my sandwiches.
Can you pass me the salame?
He ordered a sandwich with salame and cheese for lunch.
The chef added slices of salame to the antipasto platter.
At the market, she bought fresh bread and spicy salame for a picnic.

Synonyms

pepperoni

vssalame

57 1.0

A spicy thin sausage made from pork and beef that is often on pizza

is cured fermented and air dried sausage eaten cold not mainly as topping

salami

vssalame

40 1.0

A salted, spiced sausage usually sliced and eaten cold

focuses on meat fermented and air dried rather than just cured

mortadella

vssalame

2 6.8

A large Italian cooked sausage made from ground pork with small pieces of fat

is made by fermentation and air drying rather than by fine grinding with fat

salumi

vssalame

1 7.4

Italian cured meats like ham and salami that are served cold as starters

names one specific fermented and air dried sausage within that wider group

saucisson

vssalame

1 9.9

A dry French sausage made from pork and eaten in slices

is Italian and made by fermentation and air drying rather than French dry cure

Bologna sausage

vssalame

2.6

A large smooth smoked sausage often sliced and eaten cold

is fermented and air dried rather than smoked and smooth textured

Surface Forms

salame singular

salames plural

Etymology

Salame comes from the Latin root sal meaning 'salt', because salt was used to cure and preserve the meat. That's why salame is a salted, air-dried Italian sausage.