salade Niçoise

noun

variants or less commonly salad Niçoise

plural -s

: a salad that usually consists primarily of olives, tomatoes, anchovies, tuna, and beans or green vegetables

Word History

Etymology

French salade niçoise salad in the style of Nice (city in France)

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