Caesar salad

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Caesar salad

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Named after (Italian-born) US restaurateur Caesar Cardini (1896–1956) who is generally thought to have invented it for his Tijuana restaurant in 1924.

noun Caesar salads · Cæsar salad

  1. countable, uncountable A type of salad, generally made from romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, coddled or hard-boiled eggs, fresh-ground black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Would you like some Caesar salad for lunch?
  2. countable, uncountable A serving of such salad. Would you like a Caesar salad for lunch?

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noun Caesar salad

Españolensalada César
한국어시저 샐러드 Sijeo saelleodeu
日本語シーザーサラダ Shīzā sarada
中文凱撒沙拉 /凯撒沙拉 Kǎisā shālā, 凱撒色拉 /凯撒色拉 Kǎisā sèlā
हिन्दीसीज़र सलाद sīzar salād
Portuguêssalada Caesar, Caesar salad, salada César
Françaissalade César
DeutschCaesar Salad
Ελληνικάσαλάτα του Καίσαρα saláta tou Kaísara
Русскийсала́т «Це́зарь»
العربيةسَلَطَة قَيْصَر

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@misc{caesar_salad_2026,
  title = {Caesar salad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caesar%20salad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}