As nouns the difference between vegetable and salad
is that vegetable is any plant while salad is a food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
As an adjective vegetable
is of or relating to plants.
vegetable
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any plant.
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
The edible part of such a plant.
(figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.
Synonyms
* (derogatory term for a person with brain damage) cabbage
Adjective
(-)
Of or relating to plants.
Of or relating to vegetables.
Related terms
* vegan
* vegetarian
* vegetate
* vegetation
* veggie
* vegetable oil
salad
Alternative forms
* sallet
Noun
A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.
A raw vegetable of the kind used in salads.
Derived terms
* caesar salad salad created by restaurateur Caesar Cardini
* corn salad
* egg salad
* fruit salad
* garden salad
* Greek salad
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* pasta salad
* potato salad
* salad bar
* salad days
* salad dodger
* salad dressing
* salad oil
* seafood salad
* Serbo-Croatian salad
* Shopska salad
* tomato salad salad made with tomatoes
* tuna salad salad made with tuna
* Waldorf salad salad made with celery, apples and walnuts
* Watergate salad
Related terms
* taramosalata
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