Salami

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Origin

Italian, plural of salame ("salami"). From sale ("salt"), from Latin sal.

Full definition of salami

Noun

1. A highly seasoned type of large sausage of Italian origin, typically made from chopped pork or beef and often garlic, and served in slices.
2. (baseball) A grand slam.
3. (slang) A penis.
• 2001, Bob Drews, Sandman (page 101)To this day Katie thought wistfully of the night in his apartment when his salami had split her loins sending her into a state of sexual ecstasy unmatched in human history.

Derived terms

• salami tactics
• salami technique

Anagrams

• Islaam, lamias