poke salad /ˌpoʊk ˈsæləd/noun 2/ˌpoʊ.keɪ ˈsæləd/ noun 1forms 2 noun2 •A food made from boiled pokeweed leaves, which are poisonous unless cooked properly. •(Southern-US, Appalachia) Pokeweed, the leafy plant used to make such a dish. poke salad /ˌpoʊ.keɪ ˈsæləd/ noun1 •A Hawaiian food made from diced raw fish, seasoning, diced fruit and vegetables, and sometimes rice.[…] a wide range of creative seafood dishes (the Hawaiian-style poke salad with ahi tuna is a local favorite). — 2017 formspoke salads · poké salads