Coleslaw


[kohl-slaw] /ˈkoʊlˌslɔ/

noun
1.
a salad of finely sliced or chopped raw cabbage, usually moistened with a mayonnaise dressing.
/ˈkəʊlˌslɔː/
noun
1.
a salad of shredded cabbage, mayonnaise, carrots, onions, etc
n.

also cole-slaw, cole slaw, 1794, American English, partial translation of Dutch koolsla, from kool “cabbage” (see cole) + sla “salad” (see slaw). Commonly cold slaw in English until 1860s, when Middle English cole “cabbage” was revived.

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