coleslaw
noun/ˈkəʊlslɔː/
/ˈkəʊlslɔː/
(also slaw especially in North American English)
[uncountable]- pieces of raw cabbage, carrot, onion, etc., mixed with mayonnaise and eaten with meat or saladsWord Originlate 18th cent. (originally US): from Dutch koolsla, from kool ‘cabbage’ + sla, shortened from salade ‘salad’.
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