Standard Lemma guide

slaw

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /slɔː/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /slɔ/
  • cot-caught-merger: /slɑ/
  • rhymes with -ɔː
  • CMU ARPABET: S L AO1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Coleslaw.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

basically shredded cabbage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coleslaw

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salad

History

Etymology

Borrowed (around 1861) from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (“salad, lettuce”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: зелева салата (zeleva salata) — coleslaw
  • Finnish: coleslaw — coleslaw
  • Finnish: kaalisalaatti — coleslaw
  • German: Krautsalat — coleslaw
  • Slovak: kapustný šalát — coleslaw
  • Spanish: curtida — coleslaw