different between cabbagesalad vs coleslaw

English

Alternative forms

• cole slaw (US)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??lsl??/
• Rhymes: -??lsl??

Noun

coleslaw (usually uncountable, plural coleslaws)

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

Synonyms

• slaw (US, Canada)

Descendants

• ? Dutch: coleslaw
• ? Japanese: ??????
• ? Polish: coleslaw

Translations

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English coleslaw, from Dutch koolsla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ko?l.sl??/
• Hyphenation: cole?slaw

Noun

coleslaw m (uncountable)

1. coleslaw

Polish

Alternative forms

• coles?aw
• koles?aw

Etymology

From English coleslaw, from Dutch koolsla. Colloquial pronunciation results from similarity of the word to the Polish given name Boles?aw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /?k?l.sl?w/, (colloquial) /k??l?.swaf/

Noun

coleslaw m inan (indeclinable)

1. coleslaw salad

Further reading

• coleslaw in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• coleslaw in Polish dictionaries at PWN