noun
salad
SAL-uhd
noun
1
A dish of raw or cold ingredients, usually vegetables, often served with a dressing.
"She tossed a quick salad of lettuce, tomato, and cucumber."
"He ordered a Caesar salad as a starter."
2
A varied mixture of things.
"The essay was a salad of half-finished ideas."
How to Use Salad
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cold dish of mixed vegetables (or other ingredients) with dressing, or loosely, any jumbled mixture.
Common pairings
green salad
salad dressing
toss a salad
fruit salad
Word Forms
salads plural
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Etymology
From Old French salade, ultimately from Latin sal ("salt") — Roman vegetable dishes were originally seasoned with a salty dressing.