 Word Origin 1
Word Origin 1 a mixture of raw vegetables, for example lettuce, cucumber, and  tomato2raw or cooked food cut into small pieces and served cold:
 a mixture of raw vegetables, for example lettuce, cucumber, and  tomato2raw or cooked food cut into small pieces and served cold:  potato salad [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French salade, from  Old Provençal salada, from  salar “to add salt to”]
 potato salad [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French salade, from  Old Provençal salada, from  salar “to add salt to”]