# salad

Pronunciation: say "SAL-uhd" /ˈsæl.əd/

## Noun

1. A dish made mainly from a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, usually vegetables, and typically served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
   - Simple: A cold dish of mixed raw foods, usually vegetables, often eaten with a dressing.
   - _The waiter brought a colorful salad dressed with olive oil and vinegar._
   - _Cold potato salads are a staple at almost every summer picnic._
2. A mixture of raw or cold ingredients whose main base is leafy greens, most especially lettuce, usually served with a dressing.
   - Simple: A cold dish made mainly of leafy greens like lettuce, usually with a dressing.
   - _She tossed a simple salad of romaine, arugula, and a lemon dressing._
   - _Most of the leafy salads on the menu come with a vinaigrette._
3. A varied blend or mixture of different things gathered together.
   - Simple: A mix of many different things put together.
   - _Her speech was a strange salad of facts, jokes, and half-finished thoughts._
   - _The committee handed back a salad of conflicting proposals._
4. A raw vegetable of the kind typically used in salads.
   - Simple: A raw vegetable, such as lettuce or cucumber, used for making salads.
   - _The grocer stacked crisp salad beside the radishes and fresh herbs._
   - _She rinsed the salad and patted the leaves dry before serving._
5. Lettuce, the leafy green vegetable. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Lettuce, especially the leaves you put in sandwiches or cold meals.
   - _He asked the deli to put extra salad on his baguette._
   - _The ploughman's lunch came with cheese, pickle, and a bit of salad._

## Origin

It comes from Middle English salade, from Old French salade, borrowed from Northern Italian salada or salata (compare insalata), from Vulgar Latin *salāta and ultimately from Latin sal ("salt"). In Roman times vegetables were seasoned with brine or salty oil-and-vinegar dressings.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/salad (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).