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

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

Snacking, for another — on a fruit salad made by her dad, with cantaloupe, pineapple and watermelon.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 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

After a better-than-average meal of spaghetti and fruit salad, I changed into my pajamas.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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