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salad

noun

Simple meaning

A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, usually vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

Pronunciation

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saluhd

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsæləd

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Definition

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noun

  1. A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

  2. Especially, such a mixture whose principal base is greens, most especially lettuce.

  3. A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads.

  4. idiomatic

    Any varied blend or mixture.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.

Used this way, salad is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use salad

  • “She prepared a fresh garden salad with a light dressing for lunch.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Food

salad dressingpotato saladchicken saladsalad bowlsalad bar

Other combinations

green saladfruit saladsalad oil

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • salad barnounCompound term

    A bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste.

  • salad bowlnounCompound term

    A plate or bowl for individual servings of salad.

  • salad burnetnounCompound term

    European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads.

  • salad creamnounCompound term

    A creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise.

  • salad daysnounCompound term

    The best time of youth.

  • salad dressingnounCompound term

    Savory dressings for salads.

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