plural slaws
: a salad made of raw sliced or chopped cabbage and often additional ingredients (such as raisins or shredded carrots) tossed in a usually creamy dressing : coleslaw
also
: a similarly prepared salad featuring a raw fruit or vegetable other than cabbage
broccoli slaw
apple and fennel slaw
Examples of slaw in a Sentence
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It's dressed with a creamy chipotle aioli, Mexican slaw and pico de gallo, and served on a handmade corn tortilla.
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
The sweetness of the slaw, combined with the salty beef of the chili and burger patty is a gutbomb of decadent joy.
—Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Another customer came in and placed butter on their slaw.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Buttermilk ranch and pickled slaw add a nice acidic element to cut the decadence of butter and honey.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
The sweetness of the slaw, combined with the salty beef of the chili and burger patty is a gutbomb of decadent joy.
—Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Another customer came in and placed butter on their slaw.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Buttermilk ranch and pickled slaw add a nice acidic element to cut the decadence of butter and honey.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for slaw
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“Slaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slaw. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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