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olivier salad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
olivier sal-ad
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Named after Russian chef of Belgian origin Lucien Olivier (1838–1883), who invented it in the 1860s. Compare Russian оливье́ (olivʹjé) and Ukrainian олів'є́ (olivʺjé).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Olivier salads (plural)

Synonyms

Moscow salad Russian salad Olivier

Questions

What does olivier salad mean?
A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.
Where does olivier salad come from?
Named after Russian chef of Belgian origin Lucien Olivier (1838–1883), who invented it in the 1860s. Compare Russian оливье́ (olivʹjé) and Ukrainian олів'є́ (olivʺjé).

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