Definition

Noun: 1. A large bowl for mixing and serving a salad: A container, typically wide and not very deep, used to combine salad ingredients and then to present the salad at the table. 2. A plate or bowl for individual servings of salad: A smaller dish intended for one person's portion of salad.

Usage Examples

• Large serving bowl:
  • She tossed the lettuce and vegetables together in a large salad bowl.
  • The wooden salad bowl was passed around the table so everyone could serve themselves.
• Individual dish:
  • The waiter brought my salad bowl as a starter.
  • Each place setting included a small salad bowl on top of the dinner plate.

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical use for cultural integration: In sociology, "salad bowl" is sometimes used as a metaphor to describe a form of multiculturalism where different cultures mix but retain their distinct identities (contrasted with a "melting pot").
  • The country is seen less as a melting pot and more as a salad bowl, where diverse groups coexist while maintaining their unique traditions.

Variants and Related Words

• Bowl (n): A round, open-top container used for holding food or liquid.
• Mixing bowl (n): A bowl used specifically for combining ingredients.
• Servings (n): Individual portions of food.

Synonyms

• Tureen: A deep, covered dish for serving soup or stew (similar function for a different food).
• Dish: A general term for a shallow container used for food.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• (To be) in the salad bowl: An informal phrase meaning to be included in a mixed or diverse group.
  • With so many nationalities in our office, we're all in the salad bowl together.

Noun

1. a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad
2. a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad