"coleslaw" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊlslɔː/ Audio: en-ca-coleslaw.ogg [Canada] Forms: coleslaws [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlslɔː Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794), from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|koolsla}} Dutch koolsla, {{m|nl|kool||cabbage}} kool (“cabbage”), {{m|nl|sla||salad}} sla (“salad”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} coleslaw (usually uncountable, plural coleslaws)
  1. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw). Wikipedia link: coleslaw Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Foods, Salads Synonyms: slaw [Canada, US], cole slaw [US] Derived forms: North Carolina coleslaw, rainbow coleslaw Translations (a salad): koolslaai (Afrikaans), zelný salát (Czech), koolsla [feminine] (Dutch), coleslaw [masculine] (Dutch), brasikosalato (Esperanto), coleslaw [masculine] (French), salade de chou (New Brunswick) [Quebec, feminine] (French), Krautsalat [masculine] (German), Kohlsalat [masculine] (German), Weißkohlsalat [masculine] (German), λαχανοσαλάτα (lachanosaláta) [feminine] (Greek), káposztasaláta (Hungarian), コールスロー (kōrusurō) (Japanese), 涼拌捲心菜 (Mandarin), 凉拌卷心菜 (liángbàn juǎnxīncài) (Mandarin), roi huamata (Maori), coleslaw [masculine] (Polish), colesław [masculine] (Polish), kolesław [masculine] (Polish), сала́т из капу́сты (salát iz kapústy) [masculine] (Russian), капу́стный сала́т (kapústnyj salát) [masculine] (Russian), kapustný šalát [masculine] (Slovak), curtida [El-Salvador, feminine] (Spanish), ensalada de repollo [feminine] (Spanish)

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