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slaw

[slaw]
–noun
coleslaw.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; < D sla, short for salade salad
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slaw   (slô)   
n.   Chiefly Southern U.S.
Coleslaw.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

slaw 
"sliced cabbage," 1794, from Du. sla, short for salade, from Fr. salade (see salad).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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