What does salad mean?
Definitions for salad
ˈsæl ədsal·ad
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word salad.
Princeton's WordNet
saladnoun
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Wiktionary
saladnoun
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.
saladnoun
A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Saladnoun
Food of raw herbs.
Etymology: salade, Fr. salaet, Germ.
I climbed into this garden to pick a salad, which is not amiss to cool a man’s stomach. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.
My sallet days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood. William Shakespeare.You have, to rectify your palate,
An olive, capers, or some better salad,
Ush’ring the mutton. Ben Jonson.Some coarse cold salad is before thee set;
Fall on. John Dryden, Pers. Sat.The happy old Coricyan’s fruits and salads, on which he lived contented, were all of his own growth. Dryden.
Leaves, eaten raw, are termed salad: if boiled, they become potherbs; and some of those plants which are potherbs in one family, are sallad in another. Isaac Watts.
Wikipedia
Salad
A salad is a dish consisting of mixed, mostly natural ingredients with at least one raw ingredient. They are typically served at room temperature or chilled, though some can be served warm. Condiments and salad dressings, which exist in a variety of flavors, are often used to enhance a salad. Garden salads use a base of leafy greens such as lettuce, arugula/rocket, kale or spinach; they are common enough that the word salad alone often refers specifically to garden salads. Other types include bean salad, tuna salad, bread salad (e.g. fattoush, panzanella), vegetable salads without leafy greens (e.g. Greek salad, potato salad, coleslaw), sōmen salad (a noodle-based salad), fruit salad, and desserts like jello salad.
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salad
A salad is a dish made primarily of a mixture of small pieces of various, raw or cooked, food items usually including vegetables or fruits. It is typically served cold and often dressed with vinegar, oil, or other sauces. Salads can also contain grains, meat, cheese, and nuts. They can be served as an appetizer, side dish, main course or dessert, depending on the ingredients.
Webster Dictionary
Saladnoun
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
Saladnoun
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
Etymology: [F. salade, OIt. salata, It. insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See Salt, and cf. Slaw.]
Wikidata
Salad
Salad is a popular, ready-to-eat dish made of heterogeneous ingredients in a wet or once-wet base, usually served chilled or at a moderate temperature. Many people use the word "salad" to describe light, savory leafy vegetable dishes, most often served with a sauce or dressing, but the category may additionally include dishes made of ingredients such as fruits, grains, meats, seafood and sweets. It is difficult to define what is meant by the term "salad", as it encompasses a wide array of serving styles and options. Though many salads use raw ingredients, some use cooked ingredients; most salads use vegetables, though fruit salads also exist. A salad must have a minimum of three ingredients. Most salads are served cold, although some, such as south German potato salad, are served warm. Some consider the warmth of a dish a factor that excludes it from the salad category. These people may call the warm mixture a casserole, a sandwich topping or more specifically, name it for the ingredients which comprise it, e.g. potatoes in, say, a mayo base cooked with bacon. Leafy vegetable salads are generally served with a dressing, as well as various garnishes such as nuts or croutons, and sometimes with meat, fish, pasta, cheese, eggs, or whole grains.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Salad
sal′ad, n. a preparation of raw herbs (lettuce, endive, chicory, celery, mustard and cress, water-cress, onions, radishes, tomatoes, chervil, &c.) cut up and seasoned with salt, vinegar, &c.: a dish of some kind of meat, chopped, seasoned, and mixed with a salad.—ns. Salad-bur′net, the common burnet, used as a salad; Sal′ading, herbs for salads: the making of salads; Sal′ad-oil, olive-oil, used in dressing salads; Sal′ad-plate, a small plate for salad; Sal′ad-rock′et, the garden rocket; Sal′ad-spoon, a large and long-handled spoon for stirring and mixing salads, made of wood or other material not affected by vinegar.—Salad days, days of youthful inexperience. [Fr. salade—Old It. salata—salare, to salt—L. sal, salt.]
Editors Contribution
salad
A type of food and food product created and produced in various colors, lettuce, vegetables, cheese, eggs and fruit.
Salad comes in so many types and are mainly a type of lettuce, vegetables and other appropriate food types according to the product creation.
Submitted by MaryC on November 20, 2016
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SALAD
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Salad is ranked #50851 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Salad surname appeared 410 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Salad.
87.5% or 359 total occurrences were Black.
5.3% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
5.1% or 21 total occurrences were White.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'salad' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3356
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'salad' in Nouns Frequency: #2380
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Anagrams for salad »
S.D. Ala.
daals
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of salad in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of salad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of salad in a Sentence
These findings are important to dieters because they show that promoting adventurous eating may provide a way for people– especially women– to lose or maintain weight without feeling restricted by a strict diet, instead of sticking with the same boring salad, start by adding something new.
We were definitely the only Westerners at Fu Kee -- it was not a tourist place by any means, the little garnish that they give you, it's almost like a scallion and ginger salad.
The Lemon Kale Caesar Salad is one of the new items we’re adding to the menu in 2021 to offer our guests more variety, it’s a delicious lower calorie salad option for those who enjoy a traditional Caesar Salad and those looking to try something new.
We all love a classic Memorial Day burger or summer salad, but let’s give these classics a little twist and welcome back summer with a bang.
We’re all here at the courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a string of three words that could not have been better designed to infuriate our president. The only name that would make him angrier would be the Hillary Mexico Salad Association.
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- ሰላጣAmharic
- سلطةArabic
- салатаBulgarian
- saladennBreton
- amanidaCatalan, Valencian
- salátCzech
- salatDanish
- SalatGerman
- σαλάτα, τρώξιμαGreek
- salatoEsperanto
- ensaladaSpanish
- salatEstonian
- سالادPersian
- salaattiFinnish
- salatFaroese
- saladeFrench
- ensaladaGalician
- סלטHebrew
- salátaHungarian
- սալաթ, աղցանArmenian
- salatIcelandic
- insalataItalian
- サラダJapanese
- សាលាដKhmer
- 샐러드Korean
- mangamata, huamataMāori
- салатаMacedonian
- saladeDutch
- salatNorwegian
- surówka, sałatkaPolish
- saladaPortuguese
- salatăRomanian
- салатRussian
- salata, салатаSerbo-Croatian
- salladSwedish
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