salad

noun
UK /ˈsæl.əd/
US /ˈsæl.əd/

A salad is a mix of raw or cooked food, usually vegetables, that you eat cold.

She made a fresh salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A cold dish of chopped fruit, often called fruit salad.

We had fruit salad for dessert.

3. A dish of chopped meat, eggs, or seafood mixed with mayonnaise, such as chicken salad.

He ordered a chicken salad sandwich.

4. A mixture or confused collection of things.

The report was a salad of random facts.