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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- sallet [16th-19th c.]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English salade, from Old French salade, borrowed from Northern Italian salada, salata (compare insalata), from Vulgar Latin *salāta, from *salāre, from Latin saliō, from sal (“salt”). Salt is associated with salad because vegetables were seasoned with brine or salty oil-and-vinegar dressings during Roman times.
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Noun[edit]
salad (countable and uncountable, plural salads)
- A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act IV, Scene 5,[1]
- Lafeu. ’Twas a good lady, ’twas a good lady: we may pick a thousand salads ere we light on such another herb.
- Clown. Indeed, sir, she was the sweet marjoram of the salad, or rather, the herb of grace.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well, Act IV, Scene 5,[1]
- A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads.
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Translations[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English salad, borrowed from French salade, borrowed from Northern Italian salada, salata, from Vulgar Latin *salāta, from *salāre, from Latin saliō, from sal (“salt”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: sa‧lad
Noun[edit]
salad
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
salad
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