noun
cup salad
Wasei-eigo for a salad served in a cup, glass, or hollowed-out vegetable like a tomato. Common in cafes and convenience stores.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from cup salad
コンビニでカップサラダを買った。
I bought a cup salad at the convenience store.
このカフェのカップサラダはトマトが器になっている。
This cafe's cup salad uses a tomato as the container.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
Wasei-eigo from English 'cup' and 'salad'.