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Waldorf

Waldorf is the clipping of Waldorf salad.

Proper noun

Waldorf

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Charles County, Maryland, named after William Waldorf Astor.
  3. A city in Minnesota.

Meaning of Waldorf salad

Noun

Waldorf salad (countable and uncountable, plural Waldorf salads)

  1. A type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.
    • Would you like some Waldorf salad?

Forms of Waldorf

pluralWaldorfs

Origin of Waldorf

Ultimately from the German town name, Walldorf.

Words formed from Waldorf

Phrases with Waldorf

Questions about Waldorf

What does Waldorf mean?
Waldorf means a surname.
What is Waldorf the clipping of?
Waldorf is the clipping of Waldorf salad.
What part of speech is Waldorf?
Waldorf is a proper noun.

Words near Waldorf in the dictionary

  1. Waldo County
  2. Waldoboro
  3. waldoes
  4. Waldon
  5. Waldons
  6. Waldorf
  7. Waldorf doll
  8. Waldorf dolls
  9. Waldorf education
  10. Waldorf salad
  11. Waldorf salads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Waldorf (page history and authors); Waldorf salad (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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