- coleslaw
- noun Etymology: Dutch koolsla, from kool cabbage + sla salad Date: 1794 a salad made of raw sliced or chopped cabbage
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Coleslaw — Cole slaw , n. [D. kool slaa cabbage salad.] A salad made of sliced cabbage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coleslaw — also cole slaw, cole slaw, 1794, Amer.Eng., partial translation of Du. koolsla, from kool cabbage (see COLE (Cf. cole)) + sla salad (see SLAW (Cf. slaw)). Commonly cold slaw in English until 1860s, when M.E. COLE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
coleslaw — is spelt cole , not cold . This element is from Dutch kool ‘cabbage’ … Modern English usage
coleslaw — ► NOUN ▪ a salad dish of shredded raw cabbage and carrots mixed with mayonnaise. ORIGIN Dutch koolsla, from kool cabbage + sla salad … English terms dictionary
coleslaw — ☆ coleslaw [kōl′slô΄ ] n. [< Du kool, cabbage (akin to COLE) + sla, for salade, salad] a salad made of shredded raw cabbage, often mixed with salad dressing and seasoning: also cole slaw … English World dictionary
Coleslaw — A bowl of gourmet coleslaw Coleslaw, sometimes simply called slaw in some American dialects, is a salad consisting primarily of shredded raw cabbage.[1] It may also include shredded carrots and other ingredients such as fruits and … Wikipedia
Coleslaw — Krautsalat ist ein Salat, der meist aus Weißkohl, seltener aus Rotkohl zubereitet wird. Er kann sowohl warm als auch kalt zubereitet werden. Als eine der ältesten Kulturpflanzen in Europa gab es Salat aus Weißkohl vermutlich schon bei den Römern … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coleslaw — Un bol de coleslaw. Pollo Barberton servido con Coleslaw … Wikipedia Español
Coleslaw — Le Coleslaw (appelée simplement salade de chou au Québec et au Nouveau Brunswick) est une salade, populaire en Amérique du Nord, consistant principalement de chou cru râpé. Il inclut communément aussi des carottes râpées et des oignons. Il existe … Wikipédia en Français
coleslaw — [18] Cole is an ancient and now little used English word for plants of the cabbage family, such as cabbage or rape (it comes ultimately from Latin caulis ‘cabbage’, whose underlying meaning was ‘hollow stem’ – see CAULIFLOWER). It was used in the … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
coleslaw — [[t]ko͟ʊlslɔː[/t]] N UNCOUNT Coleslaw is a salad of chopped raw cabbage, carrots, onions, and sometimes other vegetables, usually with mayonnaise … English dictionary
