shopska salad

noun

A Bulgarian salad made from tomatoes, cucumbers, onions or scallions, peppers, sirene cheese, and parsley.

Meanings

nounshopska salad (uncountable)

alternative sopska salad

  1. uncountableA Bulgarian salad made from tomatoes, cucumbers, onions or scallions, peppers, sirene cheese, and parsley.

    Synonyms: Bulgarian salad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Bulgarian salad made from tomatoes, cucumbers, onions or scallions, peppers, sirene cheese, and parsley.

Origin

  1. BulgarianШопска салата
  2. Englishshopska salad

From Bulgarian Шопска салата (Šopska salata), named after the region called Shopluk (though not invented there).

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Translations

Bulgarian шо́пска сала́та
  • шо́пска сала́та (šópska saláta)Translations
Polish sałatka szopska
  • sałatka szopskaTranslations
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Chicago

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