Salmagundi (noun)
sal-muh-gun-dee
any mixture or miscellany.
First recorded around 1665–75. Comes from the Middle French word salmingondin. Salmingondin is a compound based on salemine, “salted food” (from which we get salami) and condir, “to season” (from which we get condiment).
Example sentences
“The family reunion turned into a lively salmagundi of stories, jokes, and memories shared around the bonfire.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
