Definitions for saladˈsæl əd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sal•adˈsæl əd(n.)

  1. a cold dish of raw vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, served with a dressing, sometimes with meat, cheese, etc., added.

    Category: Cooking

  2. a dish of any of various raw or cold cooked foods, usu. sliced or chopped and mixed with mayonnaise or other dressing:

    potato salad; tuna salad; egg salad.

    Category: Cooking

  3. any herb or green vegetable eaten raw, as in salads.

    Category: Cooking

  4. a mixture or assortment.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of salad:

1350–1400; < MF salade < VL *salāta, der. of salāre to salt

Princeton's WordNet

  1. salad(noun)

    food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. salad(noun)ˈsæl əd

    a dish made with a mix of uncooked vegetables or fruits

    a hamburger served with salad and fries; a fruit salad

  2. saladˈsæl əd

    a mixture of cold cooked foods, usually containing a grain

    a pasta/rice salad

Wiktionary

  1. salad(Noun)

    A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

    Boys, I may not know much but I know the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad.

  2. salad(Noun)

    A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Salad(noun)

    a preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc

  2. Salad(noun)

    a dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments; as, chicken salad; lobster salad


Translations for salad

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

salad(noun)

(a dish of) mixed raw vegetables.

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