Italian dressing

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Italian dressing

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Named by Americans in the 20th century for this dressing's inspiration from vinaigrettes made by Italians and Italian-Americans, although the present-day formulations sold on supermarket shelves are somewhat different from those origins. More at Wikipedia.

noun Italian dressings

countable, uncountable A North American vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of water, vinegar or lemon juice, vegetable oil, chopped bell peppers, usually sugar or corn syrup, and numerous herbs and spices.
Similar: Italian salad dressing

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@misc{italian_dressing_2026,
  title = {Italian dressing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/italian%20dressing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}