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coleslaw

/ˈkoʊlslɔ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
coleslaw
IPA
/ˈkoʊlslɔ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulisder. Latin caulisbor. Old Dutch *kōl /*kōla Middle Dutch col /cole Dutch kool Dutch sla Dutch koolslabor. English coleslaw Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794), from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊlslɔ/
  • British English: /ˈkəʊlslɔː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

coleslaws (plural) cole slaw (alternative)

Derived Forms

canslaw kimslaw

Phrases

cheese slaw North Carolina coleslaw rainbow coleslaw

Synonyms

slaw

Questions

How do you pronounce coleslaw?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊlslɔ/.
What does coleslaw mean?
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
Where does coleslaw come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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