Săl'ma-gŏn'dĭ, n.

n. [Fr. salmigondis, from Lat. salgama condita, pl., from salgama, pickles, and condita, preserved, p. p. of condire, to preserve; or from the Countess Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who invented it.]

1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. Johnson.
2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a pot-pourri; a miscellany. Irving.