ta·ra·ma·sa·la·ta (tä'rä-mä-sä-lä'tä) n. A paste of fish roe, olive oil, lemon juice, and potatoes or moistened bread crumbs.
[Modern Greek : taramas, preserved roe (from Turkish tarama, soft roe) + saláta, salad (from Italian insalata, from feminine past participle of insalare, to salt : Latin in-, in, on; see in-2 + Vulgar Latin *salāre, to salt from Latin sāl, salt; see sal).]