salad
salad Lexical Profile
salad Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A dish primarily consisting of raw leafy green vegetables, often combined with other raw or cooked ingredients, and typically served with a dressing.
"She ordered a large green salad with vinaigrette dressing before her main course."
A cold dish of chopped vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, or eggs, usually bound together with a heavy dressing such as mayonnaise.
"He brought a large bowl of homemade potato salad to the neighborhood picnic."
A diverse mixture or jumble of distinct items, ideas, or elements.
"The politician's speech was a confusing salad of unrelated promises and vague metaphors."
• Rhymes for salad
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'salade', via Vulgar Latin 'salata', meaning 'salted', referring to the ancient Roman practice of salting raw vegetables before eating them.
Usage Trend
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