fruit salad

American  

noun

1. a cold dish consisting of various types of small or cut-up fruit, usually served as a dessert or first course.

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fruit salad British  

noun

1. a dish consisting of sweet fruits cut up and served in a syrup: often sold canned

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Etymology

Origin of fruit salad

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

“The uniform in itself was one thing, all that salad dressing — fruit salad, we’d call it — his medals. Once I put that jacket on, I became the commander in chief.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

What impressed this 11-year-old more was that our last remaining can of fruit salad came down from the pantry.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

In Greece and Turkey, for example, tomato sauce comes spiked with cinnamon, and in Mexico, fruit salad is sprinkled with cayenne pepper.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2023

He recalled that they dined on arugula spring salad, prosciutto-wrapped scallops with green beans and a strawberry fruit salad dessert.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

In the study, undergraduate students were given the task of choosing what snack they wanted to eat, whether a delicious yet calorie-rich chocolate cake with cherry topping or a serving of healthy fruit salad.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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