Insalada (en. Salad)
in-sah-lah-dah
Meaning & Definition
EnglishTagalog
noun
A fragrant dish usually made of fresh vegetables.
The salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions is delicious.
Masarap ang insalada na may lettuce, kamatis, at sibuyas.
A dish usually served as a side dish or accompaniment.
It is easy to prepare salad as a side dish for dinner.
Madaling ihanda ang insalada bilang pang-ulam sa hapunan.
Etymology
Spanish
Common Phrases and Expressions
fruit salad
A type of salad made with fresh fruits.
insalada ng prutas
Related Words
soup
When cooking vegetables in broth, it can also be considered a type of dish with vegetables.
sopas
Slang Meanings
A mixed dish, a spontaneous mixture.
I bought a salad, but it feels like a salad of everything I found in the fridge.
Bumili ako ng insalada, pero parang salad na lahat ng bagay na nakita ko sa ref.
As a term for a messy or mixed situation.
My life is such a salad right now, I don’t even know where I’m going.
Sobrang insalada ng buhay ko ngayon, hindi ko na alam kung saan ako pupunta.
Food without direction, just mixed whatever is available.
The espasol I made was just a salad; I just tossed anything into the pan.
Yung espasol na ginawa ko, insalada lang yun; nagtapon-tapon lang ako sa kawali.