Waldorf salad

noun

A type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.

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Meanings

nounWaldorf salad (countable and uncountable, plural Waldorf salads)

plural Waldorf salads

  1. countableuncountableA type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing.

    Would you like some Waldorf salad?

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

Origin

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.

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Translations

Finnish waldorfinsalaatti
  • waldorfinsalaattitype of salad
French salade Waldorf
  • salade Waldorftype of salad
German Waldorfsalat
  • Waldorfsalattype of salad
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APA

Waldorf salad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waldorf%20salad

MLA

“Waldorf salad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waldorf%20salad. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Waldorf salad,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waldorf%20salad.

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