salad Niçoise
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4.6
- noun
- /sæˈlɑːd nɪˈswaɪz/
:
ensalada Niçoise
- She prepared a refreshing salad Niçoise featuring ripe tomatoes, capers, and anchovies.
- make a salad Niçoise
Examples
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The Blue Raja is quite partial to the salad niçoise.
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For lunch, I enjoyed a classic salad Niçoise made with fresh tuna, hard-boiled eggs, and olives.
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At the café, I ordered a delicious salad Niçoise served with a tangy vinaigrette dressing.
Synonyms
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1.8
Salad of romaine lettuce with small fried bread pieces, creamy garlic dressing, and Parmesan cheese
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1.0
A salad of chopped canned tuna mixed with mayonnaise and vegetables
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3.9
A salad of diced apples and celery with mayonnaise and walnuts or raisins
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3.9
A salad from Italy with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil
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2.8
A salad of mixed greens, ham or turkey, cheese, boiled eggs, and vegetables served as a main meal
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7.5
An Italian salad of bread, tomatoes, onion, and olive oil
A Russian salad of potatoes, vegetables, eggs, and mayonnaise often served at celebrations
How Filling
Surface Forms
Morphology
salad + Niçoise
If a B1 learner knows 'salad' and that 'Niçoise' is the adjectival form meaning 'from Nice' (a place), they can compositionally infer this denotes a salad in the style of Nice. The specific ingredients are cultural detail, but the core meaning 'a salad from/from the region of Nice' is directly derivable and cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Salad Niçoise comes from the town of Nice in France, where fishermen made a simple salad using local fish like tuna and anchovies, with olives and hard-boiled eggs. That's why today 'salad Niçoise' usually means a cold salad with tuna or anchovies, olives, tomatoes and eggs dressed in olive oil.