Caesar salad
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- noun
- /ˈsiːzər ˈsæləd/
:
ensalada César
- Order a Caesar salad and they come make it at your table.
- chicken Caesar salad
- grilled Caesar salad
- Caesar salad with croutons
No, before that, I had a Caesar salad and then some air fried corn Nuggets, taquitos.
- No, before that, I had a Caesar salad and then some air fried corn Nuggets, taquitos.
- I told him that I wanted Caesar salad first for the startup.
- And of course, the Caesar salad came with a bust of Julius Caesar.
Examples
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Had an excellent rib steak and an adequate Caesar salad; the dressing had a little bite, and homemade croutons were tiny.
Blog text (31) -
After a tasty pumpkin soup, a Caesar salad was served on beautiful beige-and-blue china.
Fiction book (1996) -
Just give me a Caesar salad.
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The Caesar salad is to die for.
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Could I please order a chicken Caesar salad with the dressing on the side?
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"This is an excellent Caesar salad," Beth said.
Fiction book (2001) -
We're having lasagna and Caesar salad.
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We're having a chicken Caesar salad and JF is having a Caesar salad.
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Beef burger, pineapple on the side, and chicken Caesar salad, no mayo, extra croutons.
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Could I please order a Caesar salad with the dressing on the side?
Synonyms
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1.0
A cold dish of small pieces of vegetables often served with a dressing
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1.0
A cold dish of raw green leaves people often eat with oil and vinegar
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1.9
A salad made by mixing vegetables with a dressing
How Rich
Surface Forms
Morphology
Caesar + salad
The noun 'salad' makes it obvious that the phrase refers to a kind of salad, so learners knowing the constituents can infer the general category. However, 'Caesar' is a proper name that does not transparently indicate the specific ingredients or dressing, so the exact, conventional meaning (the canonical recipe/dressing) is not predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Caesar salad was invented by a chef called Caesar Cardini in the 1920s. One popular story says he quickly mixed lettuce, croutons and a creamy dressing at the table for guests, and the dish was then 'named after' him, so today Caesar salad means that kind of salad.