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noun
An American salad dressing, a spiced blend of mayonnaise and ketchup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Russian mayonnaise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dressing, salad dressing
History
Named by Americans for marketing purposes, portraying a fanciful notion of the dressing being made in a Russian style; more at Wikipedia. Compare also French dressing.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
