chef's salad
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2.8
- noun
- /ʃɛfs ˈsæləd/
- US
:
ensalada del chef
- I speared the olives in my chef's salad fast.
- order a chef's salad
Examples
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One meat loaf platter and two chef's salads.
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I'd like the chef's salad, please, with the oil and vinegar on the side, and the apple pie a la mode.
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He'll have a chef's salad and a glass of milk.
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I'll have a chef's salad and a glass of milk.
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you order chef's salad with dressing on the side.
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Carl ordered the chef's salad.
Fiction book (1992) -
Uh, chef's salad, chicken salad, and a side of slaw.
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One chef's salad, no onions, no cucumbers...
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He looked away, setting his eyes straight toward his own table where Carl was still working on his chef's salad and looking dismal.
Fiction book (1992) -
I ordered a chef's salad with extra olives and no onions for lunch.
Synonyms
550
1.0
A cold dish of small pieces of vegetables often served with a dressing
A salad of lettuce and vegetables with added meat or cheese
A salad made of chopped cooked meats, eggs, and vegetables with dressing
How Filling
Surface Forms
Morphology
chef's + salad
The meaning 'a salad prepared or styled by a chef' is directly inferable from combining 'chef's' (the possessive of chef, indicating the maker or style) with 'salad'. This possessive + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and the specific ingredients may vary but the overall sense is immediately predictable for a B1 learner who knows 'chef' and 'salad'.
Etymology
Chef's salad may come from restaurant kitchens where the chef would mix leftover meats, eggs, cheese, and vegetables into a big salad to make a filling meal. That's why 'chef's salad' means a mixed, filling salad often served as a 'main course'.