What does "caesar salad" mean?

A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.

What is a synonym for "caesar salad"?

Common synonyms include: ambrosia, aspic, salad, salmagundi, slaw.

Caesar salad

noun

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Noun

1
A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. countable, uncountable
"Would you like some Caesar salad for lunch?"
2
typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg wordnet
3
A serving of such salad. countable, uncountable
"Would you like a Caesar salad for lunch?"

Synonyms

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ambrosia aspic salad salmagundi slaw

Example

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"Would you like some Caesar salad for lunch?"

Etymology

Named after (Italian-born) US restaurateur Caesar Cardini (1896–1956) who is generally thought to have invented it for his Tijuana restaurant in 1924.

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