Caesar salad

noun

A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.

“Would you like a Caesar salad for lunch?”

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Meanings

nounCaesar salad (countable and uncountable, plural Caesar salads)

plural Caesar salads · alternative Cæsar salad

  1. countableuncountablecookingA type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.

    Would you like some Caesar salad for lunch?

    1 more example

    Of all the Caesar salads I've tasted, this is the finest.

  2. countableuncountableA serving of such salad.

    Would you like a Caesar salad for lunch?

Origin

Named after (Italian-born) US restaurateur Caesar Cardini (1896–1956) who is generally thought to have invented it for his Tijuana restaurant in 1924.

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Translations

Arabic سَلَطَة قَيْصَر
  • سَلَطَة قَيْصَرCaesar salad
Bengali সিজ়ার সালাদ
  • সিজ়ার সালাদCaesar salad
Catalan amanida Cèsar, ensalada Cèsar
  • amanida CèsarCaesar salad
  • ensalada CèsarCaesar salad
Chinese Cantonese 凱撒沙律 /凯撒沙律
  • 凱撒沙律 /凯撒沙律Caesar salad
Chinese Mandarin 凱撒沙拉 /凯撒沙拉, 凱撒色拉 /凯撒色拉
  • 凱撒沙拉 /凯撒沙拉 (Kǎisā shālā)Caesar salad
  • 凱撒色拉 /凯撒色拉 (Kǎisā sèlā)Caesar salad
Czech salát Caesar
  • salát CaesarCaesar salad
Danish cæsarsalat
  • cæsarsalatCaesar salad
Dutch caesarsalade
  • caesarsaladeCaesar salad
Estonian Caesari salat
  • Caesari salatCaesar salad
Finnish caesarsalaatti
  • caesarsalaattiCaesar salad
French salade César
  • salade CésarCaesar salad
German Caesar Salad
  • Caesar SaladCaesar salad
Greek σαλάτα του Καίσαρα
  • σαλάτα του Καίσαρα (saláta tou Kaísara)Caesar salad
Hindi सीज़र सलाद
  • सीज़र सलाद (sīzar salād)Caesar salad
Irish sailéad chaesair
  • sailéad chaesairCaesar salad
Japanese シーザーサラダ
  • シーザーサラダ (Shīzā sarada)Caesar salad
Korean 시저 샐러드
  • 시저 샐러드 (Sijeo saelleodeu)Caesar salad
Norwegian Bokmål cæsarsalat
  • cæsarsalatCaesar salad
Polish Cezar, sałatka Cezar
  • CezarCaesar salad
  • sałatka CezarCaesar salad
Portuguese salada Caesar, Caesar salad
  • salada CaesarCaesar salad
  • Caesar saladCaesar salad
  • salada CésarCaesar salad
Russian сала́т «Це́зарь»
  • сала́т «Це́зарь»Caesar salad
Spanish ensalada César
  • ensalada CésarCaesar salad
Swedish caesarsallad
  • caesarsalladCaesar salad
Turkish Sezar salata
  • Sezar salataCaesar salad
Urdu سیزر سلاد
  • سیزر سلاد (sīzar salād)Caesar salad
Cite this entry
APA

Caesar salad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caesar%20salad

MLA

“Caesar salad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caesar%20salad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caesar salad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caesar%20salad.

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