# mimosa salad

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A festive salad, popular in the former USSR, made with cheese, eggs, canned fish, onion, and mayonnaise.

## Etymology
Calque of Russian сала́т мимо́за (salát mimóza), from its resemblance to mimosa flowers scattered on the snow in spring.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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