saladi
sah-LAH-dee
How to say it
Swahilisaladisah-LAH-dee
Englishsalad
Frenchsalade
Meaning
A cold dish of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomato and cucumber, often with a dressing.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural. Kachumbari is the East African salad of tomato and onion.
Examples
- Tulikula wali, samaki na saladi.We ate rice, fish and salad.
- Mama anatengeneza saladi ya matunda.Mother is making a fruit salad.
- Saladi hii ina nyanya, tango na kitunguu.This salad has tomato, cucumber and onion.
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