sałata

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Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English salad, French salade, German Salat, ultimately from Italian insalata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈwa.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: sa‧ła‧ta
  • Homophone: Sałata

Noun

sałata f (diminutive sałatka, related adjective sałatowy)

  1. (chiefly in the singular) lettuce (any plant of the genus Lactuca)
  2. (chiefly in the singular) lettuce (leaves of this plant)
  3. (chiefly in the singular, colloquial) money (hard cash in the form of banknotes and coins)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pieniądze
  4. (derogatory, slang) cabdriver, cabman, flyman, hackie (person who drives a carriage for a living)
    Synonyms: dorożkarz, dryndziarz, fiakier, sałaciarz

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Further reading

  • sałata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sałata in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • sałata in PWN's encyclopedia

Venetan

Etymology

Compare Italian insalata

Noun

sałata f (plural sałate)

  1. salad
  2. lettuce