"Waldorf salad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Waldorf salads [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Waldorf}} Waldorf Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Waldorf salad (countable and uncountable, plural Waldorf salads)
  1. (countable and uncountable) A type of salad, consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing. Wikipedia link: Waldorf–Astoria (1893–1929), Walldorf Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Salads Translations (type of salad): waldorfinsalaatti (Finnish), salade Waldorf [feminine] (French), Waldorfsalat [masculine] (German)

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