potato salad
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- noun
- /pəˈteɪtoʊ ˈsæləd/
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ensalada de patata
- They'd barbecue some burgers on the grill, and Marge would make her potato salad.
You can say this is a beautiful potato salad.
- You can say this is a beautiful potato salad.
- It's like coleslaw potato salad, like a broccoli salad, just smothered in mayonnaise.
- Or it can wait till after the BBQ, because I'll tell you one thing I will pass is this delicious potato salad.
- I guess it's better to be called potato salad than a steaming heap of bull.
Examples
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Hy made a pitcher of margaritas, and Mom, Joanie, Sally, and I made potato salad and three fruit cobblers.
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We had to put the potato salad leftovers in the refrigerator.
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- I made some potato salad.
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I really like it when you serve the potato salad.
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Do you eat potato salad?
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- I'll bring the potato salad.
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That potato salad has so much dill.
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Why don't you go make some potato salad and set the table?
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I bought schnitzel and potato salad.
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I made a large bowl of potato salad for the summer picnic.
Synonyms
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A cold dish of small pieces of vegetables often served with a dressing
How Rich
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'potato' (a starchy tuber) + 'salad' (a cold mixed dish), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a salad made with potatoes. This pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish, French) and any minor nuance about cooked vs. raw potatoes does not prevent comprehension.
Etymology
The name potato salad gives a clear image: a salad made mainly from potatoes. Imagine cooked potatoes chopped and mixed with mayonnaise, vinegar or herbs and served cold, and that is why it means 'a cold salad made from potatoes'.