slaw
See also: sław
English
Etymology
Borrowed (around 1861) from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (“salad, lettuce”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
slaw (countable and uncountable, plural slaws)
- (US, Canada) Coleslaw.
- 1996, Jerry Bledsoe, “Slaw Crazy”, in Lee Harrison Child, editor, Close to Home: Revelations and Reminiscences by North Carolina Authors, page 66:
- Barbecue is always served with slaw in North Carolina and always has been.
- 2002, Alex Haas, Everyday Low Carb Cooking, page 73:
- My boss, whose daughter was a working chef, told me that I made the best slaws that she had ever tasted. The secret is that slaws deserve as much care in their preparation as any other good meal.
- 2010, Judy Doherty, Salad Secrets: 100 of the Most Creative, Healthful Recipes, page 103:
- Slaws go well with grilled lean protein items and sandwiches.
Derived terms
Translations
coleslaw
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References
- ^ “slaw”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “slaw”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“blunt, dull, faint, weak, slack”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
slāw
Declension
Declension of slāw — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | slāw | slāw | slāw |
Accusative | slāwne | slāwe | slāw |
Genitive | slāwes | slāwre | slāwes |
Dative | slāwum | slāwre | slāwum |
Instrumental | slāwe | slāwre | slāwe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | slāwe | slāwa, slāwe | slāw |
Accusative | slāwe | slāwa, slāwe | slāw |
Genitive | slāwra | slāwra | slāwra |
Dative | slāwum | slāwum | slāwum |
Instrumental | slāwum | slāwum | slāwum |
Declension of slāw — Weak
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Sláw”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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