Meanings
nounsalad bowl (plural salad bowls)
plural salad bowls
- figurativelyA metaphor for the way an intercultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities.
New York City can be considered a "salad bowl".
Synonyms: tossed salad
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA metaphor for the way an intercultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities.
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Translations
Dutch slabak
- slabakbowl for salad
Finnish salaattikulho
- salaattikulhobowl for salad
French saladier
- saladierbowl for salad
German Salatschüssel, Salatiere
- Salatschüsselbowl for salad
- Salatierebowl for salad
Italian insalatiera
- insalatierabowl for salad
Latvian salātu trauks
- salātu trauksbowl for salad
Norwegian Bokmål salatbolle
- salatbollebowl for salad
Polish salaterka
- salaterkabowl for salad
Spanish ensaladera
- ensaladerabowl for salad
Swedish salladsskål
- salladsskålbowl for salad
Turkish salata kasesi
- salata kasesibowl for salad
Cite this entry
APA
salad bowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salad%20bowl
MLA
“salad bowl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salad%20bowl. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salad bowl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salad%20bowl.
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