/ ˈsæləd; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] a mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce , tomato and cucumber , usually served with other food as part of a meal :
All main courses come with salad or vegetables.
Is cold meat and salad OK for lunch?
a side salad (= a small bowl of salad served with the main course of a meal)
a salad bowl (= a large bowl for serving salad in)
—see also Caesar salad , green salad
2.
[ C , U ] (in compounds) meat, fish, cheese, etc. served with salad :
a chicken salad
3.
[ U , C ] (in compounds) raw or cooked vegetables, etc. that are cut into small pieces, often mixed with mayonnaise and served cold with other food :
potato salad
a pasta salad
—see also fruit salad
4.
[ U ] any green vegetable, especially lettuce , that is eaten raw in a salad :
salad plants
•
IDIOMS
- your salad days
••
WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French salade , from Provençal salada , based on Latin sal salt.