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Olivier salad en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after Russian chef of Belgian origin Lucien Olivier (1838–1883), who invented it in the 1860s. Compare Russian оливье́ (olivʹjé) and Ukrainian олів'є́ (olivʺjé).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A traditional Russian salad of mainly boiled vegetables dressed with mayonnaise.
   • Before they open their presents, Russians enjoy their traditional New Year’s Eve feast. Across 11 timezones, families will tuck into Olivier salad (potatoes, carrots, peas, pickled cucumbers, eggs, sausage and mayonnaise) and “herring under a fur coat”. 2023 December 23, Steve Rosenberg, “Moscow is awash with tinsel and lights but ‘Christmas as usual’ is just an illusion”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Synonyms

Russian salad · Olivier · Moscow salad

Translations (26)

pl sałatka jarzynowa (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · sh ру̏ска̄ сала́та (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · yue 俄國沙律 /俄国沙律 (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · cmn 俄國沙拉 /俄国沙拉 (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · fa الویه (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · tr Amerikan salatası (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · de Oliviersalat (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · hu franciasaláta (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · it insalata russa (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · da italiensk salat (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · nl huzarensalade (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · de Salat Olivier (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · es ensalada rusa (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · tr Rus salatası (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · sv legymsallad (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · hy օլիվիե (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · fr salade russe (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · cmn 俄羅斯沙拉 /俄罗斯沙拉 (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · mk ру́ска са́лата (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · ru оливье́ (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · ca ensalada russa (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · yue 俄羅斯沙律 /俄罗斯沙律 (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · pt salada russa (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · fi italiansalaatti (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · uk олів'є́ (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise) · sh rȕskā saláta (traditional Russian salad of boiled vegetables with mayonnaise)