salad bar
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈsæləd bɑr/
:
barra de ensaladas
- At the restaurant, I filled my plate with greens from the salad bar before my main course.
- salad bar restaurant
- salad bar at the supermarket
- salad bar for lunch
So we're going to run in there, hit the salad bar, hoard, and then, darn it, I got to wait for a whole nother light.
- So we're going to run in there, hit the salad bar, hoard, and then, darn it, I got to wait for a whole nother light.
- Like I swear to God they have like in and out and canes and Chick-fil-A and just burgers on burgers but they don't have like salad bars.
- And so in the salad, in their salad bar, they sneak in all this healthy plant based food and kids just like it 'cause kids are not stupid.
- Do people would pay for the salad bar just for the pudding?
- Got to say, I've seen better sneeze guards at the Sizzler salad bar.
Examples
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"Now, the salad bar is included with your meal, so you can help yourself anytime."
Fiction book (1992) -
Love the salad bar and always look for a sweet dressing, as there is less salt.
Blog text (31) -
How much is your salad bar?
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I mean, the entire salad bar.
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You want to be hitting the salad bar first, yes?
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I'll just stick with the salad bar.
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And start out with the main entree and get some pizza and then hit the salad bar, you know, for something healthy.
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Don't forget to help yourselves to the soup and salad bar.
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I visit Jason's Deli all the time, but I can only ever order the salad bar.
Blog text (31) -
"Rob Roy's has an all-you-can-eat salad bar; you can pick and choose."
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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2.3
A meal where people serve themselves from many dishes laid out on a table
How Varied
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'bar' (a serving counter) that offers 'salad' items, so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a counter or buffet for salads. This compound follows common English noun-noun composition and similar expressions exist cross-linguistically, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Salad bar comes from the image of a long bar or counter lined with bowls of vegetables and other toppings where people choose and build their own salad. So, it means a place in a restaurant where people 'serve themselves' the ingredients for a salad.