(sal′mə·gun′dē) noun
1. A dish of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, etc., mixed and seasoned.
2. Hence, any medley or miscellany; a potpourri. [<F salmigondis, prob. <Ital. salami conditi pickled meats <salame preserved meat, sausage + conditi, pp. of condire flavor <L, preserve, pickle]

(sal′mə·gun′dē)
A series of humorous and satirical papers published periodically in 1807–08 by Washington Irving and others.