Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pasta salad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: pas-ta sal-ad
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A salad prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing.

Inflected Forms

pasta salads (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chicken salad jello salad tuna salad

Questions

What does pasta salad mean?: A salad prepared with one or more types of pasta, almost always chilled, and most often tossed in a vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise-based dressing.

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