la
feminine
/ensaˈlaða/
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Translation
salad
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin herba salata ('salted greens'), from sal ('salt'), because early salads were vegetables seasoned with salt. The same root gives English 'salad' and 'salt'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- salata
- English cognates
- salad, salt
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralensaladas
Examples
lechuga.
I am going to make a tomato and lettuce salad.
.
The salad was very fresh and tasty.
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Would you like salad or soup to start?
.
We eat salad almost every day in summer.
.
Add a little oil to the salad.
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