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combination salad

combination salad

2.2
A salad of lettuce and vegetables with added meat or cheese
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən ˈsæləd/
translation icon : ensalada combinada
  • For lunch, I ordered a combination salad with grilled chicken, tomatoes, and feta cheese.

Examples

  • The restaurant offers a delicious combination salad that includes lettuce, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs.

  • At the picnic, everyone enjoyed a refreshing combination salad filled with various vegetables and slices of ham.

  • Is it like the combination salad bar... and Laundromat?

    Just the Ticket (1998)

Synonyms

salad
vscombination salad
550 1.0

A cold dish of small pieces of vegetables often served with a dressing

focuses on greens and vegetables with added meat or cheese
chef's salad
vscombination salad
  • US
2 2.8

A salad of mixed greens, ham or turkey, cheese, boiled eggs, and vegetables served as a main meal

is a general greens and vegetable dish simply topped with meat or cheese

How Filling

chef's salad
  • US
2 2.8
combination salad
2.2
salad
550 1.0
side dish
19 1.0

Surface Forms

combination salad singular
combination salads plural

Morphology

combination + salad

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'combination' (a joined mixture) + 'salad' (a mixed cold dish), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a salad made of combined ingredients. This noun–noun construction and the concept of combining ingredients is cross-linguistically common and therefore highly predictable for learners.

Etymology

Combination salad is a name for a salad that mixes greens and vegetables with extra items like meat, chicken, or cheese. Think of combination as a mix of toppings, and that's why it means a salad 'with meat or cheese' added.