fruit salad

American  

noun

• fruit salads
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fruit salads
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of fruit salad

First recorded in 1850–55

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Example Sentences

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fruit salad

Why can’t a fruit salad be sturdy, savory, even a little edgy?

From Salon ● May 31, 2025

“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

A summery fruit salad and spicy pork tenderloin might not seem the most natural pairing - until you consider the precedents of pork chops with apple sauce and Italian prosciutto with melon.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

I help myself to a plate of fruit salad and a turkey sandwich.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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