hodgepodge vs salmagundi

hodgepodge and salmagundi both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hodgepodge	Yes	No	No	No
salmagundi	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, salmagundi is a hypernym of hodgepodge; that is, salmagundi is a word with a broader meaning than hodgepodge:

Other hypernyms of hodgepodge include assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, smorgasbord, variety.

hodgepodge (noun)	salmagundi (noun)
a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas	cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
a motley assortment of things	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things