Waldorf salad

[ wawl-dawrf ]

noun
  1. a salad of celery, diced apples, nuts, and mayonnaise.

Origin of Waldorf salad

1
1900–05; after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City

Words Nearby Waldorf salad

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How to use Waldorf salad in a sentence

  • They had been helping the hostess to serve the Waldorf salad and coffee and gingerbread.

    Main Street | Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for Waldorf salad

Waldorf salad

/ (ˈwɔːldɔːf) /


noun
  1. a salad of diced apples, celery, and walnuts mixed with mayonnaise

Origin of Waldorf salad

1
C20: named after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City

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