poke salad

短语

发音

US
/ˌpoʊk ˈsæləd/
/ˌpoʊ.keɪ ˈsæləd/
其它 /ˌpoʊk ˈsælɪt/

词形变化

poke salads 复数

别名

poke salet poke sallet poke salat polk salad poké salad

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A food made from boiled pokeweed leaves, which are poisonous unless cooked properly.

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  2. 2.

    Pokeweed, the leafy plant used to make such a dish.

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    (see more at pokeweed)

  3. 1.

    A Hawaiian food made from diced raw fish, seasoning, diced fruit and vegetables, and sometimes rice.

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词源

poke (“pokeweed”) + salad or sallet. “Poke salad” and “poke sallet” mean the same thing—carefully boiled pokeweed. Uncooked pokeweed is poisonous. Given that “salad” connotes “raw,” many speakers favor the original “sallet” which connotes “cooked greens.”

来源：wiktionary