salad

sal-ad · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A cold dish of mixed raw vegetables, often with dressing.

  2. 2.

    A mixture of ingredients served cold.

Forms

plural: salads

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    salad days — A time of youth and inexperience.
  • •
    toss a salad — Mix the ingredients of a salad.

Related words

See also: dressing, lettuce, vegetable

Etymology

From Old French salade, from Latin sal ("salt"), referring to salted vegetables.