Italian dressing
A North American vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of water, vinegar or lemon…A North American vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of water, vinegar or lemon juice, vegetable oil, chopped bell peppers, usually sugar or corn syrup, and numerous herbs and spices.
» I want Italian dressing on my salad.
Ich hätte gern italienische Sauce zu meinem Salat.
Я хочу італійську приправу до мого салату.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A North American vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of water, vinegar or lemon juice, vegetable oil, chopped bell peppers, usually sugar or corn syrup, and numerous herbs and spices.
- a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill
Examples
2 sentencesI want Italian dressing on my salad.
Я хочу італійську приправу до мого салату. — ChickenKiev
deIch hätte gern italienische Sauce zu meinem Salat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Although Italian dressing looks uniform after you shake it, it's actually an emulsion and will separate into layers over time.
Origin
Named by Americans in the 20th century for this dressing's inspiration from vinaigrettes mNamed by Americans in the 20th century for this dressing's inspiration from vinaigrettes made by Italians and Italian-Americans, although the present-day formulations sold on supermarket shelves are somewhat different from those origins. More at Wikipedia.
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Forms
plural: Italian dressings| Singular | Italian dressing |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable