Waldorf salad

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English

a Waldorf salad

Etymology

Named after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, where the salad was first created in 1896, from the surname Waldorf, after the German town Walldorf.

Noun

Waldorf salad (countable and uncountable, plural Waldorf salads)

  1. (countable and uncountable) A type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.
    Would you like some Waldorf salad?
    Of all the Waldorf salads I've tasted, this is the finest.

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