salata
/sɑˈɫɑtɑ/
The Turkish word for salad is salata.
salata refers to the food dish consisting of mixed vegetables or other ingredients. You may encounter specific variations such as Yeşil salata for green salad, Mevsim salatası for seasonal salad or Közlenmiş patlıcan salatası for grilled eggplant salad. Additionally, the word Yeşillik can be used to refer to greens, vegetables or a variety of salads.
Meaning: food (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/sɑˈɫɑtɑ/. The first sound is like the [s] in [s]end.
Did you know?
- In a traditional Turkish breakfast, salata is often served as part of the spread, featuring sliced cucumbers and tomatoes seasoned with olive oil and lemon.
- Turkish salads frequently use pomegranate molasses, known as nar ekşisi, as a primary dressing ingredient to provide a distinct sweet and sour flavor.
- Certain traditional Turkish salads, such as çoban salatası or 'shepherd's salad', are designed to be eaten with bread used as a scoop rather than a fork.
Examples in context
- Bu ne tür salata?What kind of salad is this?This sentence helps you ask about the type of salata.Tatoeba #4303349 by duran, translation #4012634 by CK
- Bu salata çok iyi.This salad is so good.This sentence is useful for describing the quality of the salata.Tatoeba #5781811 by duran, translation #5780471 by Hybrid
- Bir salata ister misin?Do you want a salad?This sentence is useful for offering someone a salata.Tatoeba #4591922 by duran, translation #2011462 by CK
- Garson, lütfen yeşil salata getirin.Waiter, please bring a green salad.
- 162 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Emre and Selin are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- EmreÖğle yemeği için ne yiyelim?What shall we eat for lunch?
- SelinBen sadece salata yemek istiyorum.I only want to eat salad.
- EmrePeki, taze bir salata yapabilirim.Okay, I can make a fresh salad.
- SelinHarika olur, teşekkürler Emre.That would be great, thanks Emre.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “salad” translations and entries salata, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
