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coleslaw

/ˈkəʊlslɔː/ UK
/ˈkoʊlslɔ/ US
/ˈkoʊlslɑ/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -əʊlslɔː

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Borrowed from Dutch koolsla (mentioned in English as the Dutch name by at least in 1794), from kool (“cabbage”) + sla (“salad”).

noun coleslaws · cole slaw

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

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noun a salad

Español	curtida, ensalada de repollo
日本語	コールスロー kōrusurō
中文	涼拌捲心菜 /凉拌卷心菜 liángbàn juǎnxīncài
Français	coleslaw, salade de chou (New Brunswick)
Deutsch	Krautsalat, Kohlsalat, Weißkohlsalat
Ελληνικά	λαχανοσαλάτα lachanosaláta
Русский	сала́т из капу́сты salát iz kapústy, капу́стный сала́т kapústnyj salát

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@misc{coleslaw_2026,
  title = {coleslaw},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coleslaw},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}