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coleslaw

[ kohl-slaw ]

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noun

a salad of finely sliced or chopped raw cabbage, usually moistened with a mayonnaise dressing.

coleslaw

/ ˈkəʊlˌslɔː /

1785–95; < Dutch koolsla, equivalent to kool cabbage, cole + sla, contraction of salade salad

C19: from Dutch koolsla, from koolsalade, literally: cabbage salad

Fried catfish, French-fried potatoes, hush puppies, coleslaw, all in the center of the table.

On average, each tiny serving of coleslaw or potato salad packs around 300 calories and more than a dozen grams of fat.

There were gallons of potato salad and coleslaw, mountains of rolls, barrels of punch, and enough hot dogs to feed a small army.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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