poke salad

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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.” (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) ==== Alternative forms ==== poke salet, poke sallet, poke salat, polk salad ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: pōk săʹləd IPA(key): /ˌpoʊk ˈsæləd/ (Appalachia, traditional or obsolete) IPA(key): /ˌpoʊk ˈsælɪt/ ==== Noun ==== poke salad (countable and uncountable, plural poke salads) A food made from boiled pokeweed leaves, which are poisonous unless cooked properly. (chiefly Southern US, Appalachia) Pokeweed, the leafy plant used to make such a dish. Synonyms: poke, pokeweed, pocan (see more at pokeweed) === Etymology 2 === poke (“cubed raw fish”) + salad ==== Alternative forms ==== poké salad ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: pō'kā săʹləd IPA(key): /ˌpoʊ.keɪ ˈsæləd/ ==== Noun ==== poke salad (countable and uncountable, plural poke salads) A Hawaiian food made from diced raw fish, seasoning, diced fruit and vegetables, and sometimes rice. Synonym: poke bowl ==== Further reading ==== poke (Hawaiian dish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Hypernyms === salad