cole slaw

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

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Meanings

nouncole slaw (usually uncountable, plural cole slaws)

plural cole slaws

  1. USuncountableusuallyUS spelling of coleslaw.

    Ron offers a choice of ribs, ham, sausage links or beef — all smoked — along with “bayou” beans, cole slaw, corn bread and yams.

    1969 December 12, Harry Craft, “Dining Out and Inns: Provincial American Cuisine Enlivens Miracle Mile Menu”, in Daily Independent-Journal, volume 109, number 227, San Rafael, Calif., page 20, column 1
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APA

cole slaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cole%20slaw

MLA

“cole slaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cole%20slaw. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cole slaw,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cole%20slaw.

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