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salad
salad S2 /ˈsæləd/ noun [uncountable and countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: salade, from Old Provençal salada, from salar 'to add salt to', from sal 'salt'

1. a mixture of raw vegetables, especially lettuce, cucumber, and tomato:
    Would you like some salad with your pasta?
    a spinach salad
    toss a salad (=mix it all together, usually with a dressing)
2. raw or cooked food cut into small pieces and served cold
    fruit/potato salad