variants
or less commonly cole slaw
plural coleslaws also cole slaws
: a salad made of raw sliced or chopped cabbage and often additional ingredients (such as shredded carrots or raisins) tossed in a usually creamy dressing
called also slaw
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Every Sunday night, families took the leftover meat from their weekend roast (ham, turkey, chicken, etc.) and served it cold alongside an array of potato salads and coleslaws.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
The chicken sandwich is served with coleslaw, pickles and a house sauce on a brioche bun.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
In fact, there isn't a single Chick-fil-A social media post that doesn't have at least one comment demanding the return of the old-school coleslaw.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Our fish fry, a small pile of super-crisp panfish atop a generous portion of steak fries and served with a pile of coleslaw and some homemade tartar sauce, was worth every second of the wait.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
The chicken sandwich is served with coleslaw, pickles and a house sauce on a brioche bun.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
In fact, there isn't a single Chick-fil-A social media post that doesn't have at least one comment demanding the return of the old-school coleslaw.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Our fish fry, a small pile of super-crisp panfish atop a generous portion of steak fries and served with a pile of coleslaw and some homemade tartar sauce, was worth every second of the wait.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Coleslaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coleslaw. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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coleslaw
noun
cole·slaw
ˈkōl-ˌslȯ 
: a salad made of sliced or chopped raw cabbage
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