Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

russian dressing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: rus-sian -dress-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American salad dressing, a spiced blend of mayonnaise and ketchup.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named by Americans for marketing purposes, portraying a fanciful notion of the dressing being made in a Russian style; more at Wikipedia. Compare also French dressing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Russian dressings (plural)

Synonyms

russian mayonnaise

Questions

What does russian dressing mean?: An American salad dressing, a spiced blend of mayonnaise and ketchup.
Where does russian dressing come from?: Named by Americans for marketing purposes, portraying a fanciful notion of the dressing being made in a Russian style; more at Wikipedia. Compare also French dressing.

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