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noun
A North American vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of water, vinegar or lemon juice, vegetable oil, chopped bell peppers, usually sugar or corn syrup, and numerous herbs and spices.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dressing, salad dressing
History
Named by Americans in the 20th century for this dressing's inspiration from vinaigrettes made by Italians and Italian-Americans, although the present-day formulations sold on supermarket shelves are somewhat different from those origins. More at Wikipedia.
