coleslaw
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with…A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
» Tom bought a bucket of extra-spicy fried chicken and a container of coleslaw.
Tom kaufte sich einen Eimer voll mit extrawürzigem Brathähnchen und eine Ladung Krautsalat.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
Krautsalat, Kohlsalat, Weißkohlsalat
сала́т из капу́стыsalát iz kapústy, капу́стный сала́тkapústnyj salát
- basically shredded cabbage
Examples
6 sentencesTom bought a bucket of extra-spicy fried chicken and a container of coleslaw.
deTom kaufte sich einen Eimer voll mit extrawürzigem Brathähnchen und eine Ladung Krautsalat.
Can I change the mashed potatoes to coleslaw?
Tom buys a pound of coleslaw every day.
They served the bun with a side of coleslaw.
I love coleslaw.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794),Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794), from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”).
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Forms
plural: coleslawsSynonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable