Phrase guide

Cobb salad

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A salad consisting of iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive and Romaine lettuce with tomato, bacon, chicken, hard-boiled egg, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese and a red wine vinaigrette.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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History

Etymology

Developed by Robert Cobb of the Brown Derby restaurant circa 1937.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 科布沙拉 (Kēbù shālā) — salad
  • Finnish: Cobb-salaatti — salad
  • French: salade Cobb — salad
  • Russian: сала́т Кобб (salát Kobb) — salad
  • Spanish: ensalada Cobb — salad