salad

US: /ˈsæɫəd/
UK: /sˈæləd/


English Vietnamese dictionary


salad /'sæləd/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ 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 GREEN SALAD
2 [C, U] (in compounds) meat, fish, cheese, etc. served with salad: a chicken / beef 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: bean / carrot / potato salad + a pasta / rice salad
See also - FRUIT SALAD
4 [U] any green vegetable, especially LETTUCE, that is eaten raw in a salad: salad leaves / plants
Idioms: your salad days (old-fashioned) the time when you are young and do not have much experience of life

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

fresh | crisp, crunchy | limp | green, mixed, potato, rice, tomato, etc. | fruit | chicken, ham, etc. | side
Is the steak served with a side salad?

VERB + SALAD

make, prepare | toss
She tossed and dressed the salad.
| dress | serve sth with | come with

SALAD + NOUN

greens, leaves | cream, dressing | garnish
The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.
| bowl | bar
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Concise English dictionary


salads'sæləd
noun
+food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens