coleslaw en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkoʊlslɔ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkoʊlslɑ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈkəʊlslɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulisder. Latin caulisbor. Old Dutch *kōl /*kōla Middle Dutch col /cole Dutch kool Dutch sla Dutch koolslabor. English coleslaw Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794), from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”).
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coleslaws | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cole slaw | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
canslaw · rainbow coleslaw · North Carolina coleslaw · cheese slaw · kimslaw
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (25)
cmn 涼拌捲心菜 /凉拌卷心菜 (a salad) · mi roi huamata (a salad) · ru капу́стный сала́т (a salad) · nl koolsla (a salad) · eo brasikosalato (a salad) · es curtida (a salad) · el λαχανοσαλάτα (a salad) · pl coleslaw (a salad) · cs zelný salát (a salad) · is hrásalat (a salad) · de Kohlsalat (a salad) · fr salade de chou (New Brunswick) (a salad) · de Krautsalat (a salad) · hu káposztasaláta (a salad) · ru сала́т из капу́сты (a salad) · pl colesław (a salad) · af koolslaai (a salad) · de Weißkohlsalat (a salad) · ja コールスロー (a salad) · sk kapustný šalát (a salad) · es ensalada de repollo (a salad) · fr coleslaw (a salad) · nl coleslaw (a salad) · tr lahana salatası (a salad) · pl kolesław (a salad)