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Waldorf salad

Waldorf salad noun: a type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.

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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?
    • Of all the Waldorf salads I've tasted, this is the finest.

Forms of Waldorf salad

pluralWaldorf salads

Origin of Waldorf salad

Named after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, where the salad was first created in 1896, from the surname Waldorf, after the German town Walldorf.

Questions about Waldorf salad

What does Waldorf salad mean?
Waldorf salad means a type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.
What part of speech is Waldorf salad?
Waldorf salad is a noun.
What is the plural of Waldorf salad?
The plural of Waldorf salad is Waldorf salads.

Words near Waldorf salad in the dictionary

  1. Waldons
  2. Waldorf
  3. Waldorf doll
  4. Waldorf dolls
  5. Waldorf education
  6. Waldorf salad
  7. Waldorf salads
  8. Waldorf school
  9. Waldorf schools
  10. Waldorfian
  11. Waldorfs

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