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Salad Bowl Served ˈsæləd Main Cold Side Small

Word salad
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsæləd / NAmE / ˈsæləd /
Example
  • all main courses come with salad or vegetables.
  • is cold meat and salad ok for lunch?
  • a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal)
  • a salad bowl (= a large bowl for serving salad in)
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salad

(noun)BrE / ˈsæləd / NAmE / ˈsæləd /
  1. a mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomato and cucumber, usually served with other food as part of a meal
    • see also Caesar salad
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/caesar-salad
    • All main courses come with salad or vegetables.
    • Is cold meat and salad OK for lunch?
    • a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal)
    • a salad bowl (= a large bowl for serving salad in)
  2. meat, fish, cheese, etc. served with salad
    • a chicken salad
  3. raw or cooked vegetables, etc. that are cut into small pieces, often mixed with mayonnaise and served cold with other food
    • see also fruit salad
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fruit-salad
    • potato salad
    • a pasta salad
  4. any green vegetable, especially lettuce, that is eaten raw in a salad
    • salad plants
  5. the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life
  6. Extra Examples

    • Is the steak served with a side salad?
    • She tossed and dressed the salad.
    • The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French salade, from Provençal salada, based on Latin sal ‘salt’.
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