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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw). uncountable, usually
2. 2
   basically shredded cabbage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

slawslaw

Example

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"Tom bought a bucket of extra-spicy fried chicken and a container of coleslaw."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794), from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”).

Related phrases

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