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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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