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
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Other new menu items feature Franco’s new PeppeRooney and Sausage Pizza and a Pittsburgh Pierogi Pileup that highlights fried pierogis, hot Italian sausage, white cheddar cheese sauce, French fries, honey mustard slaw, dill crema and fresh dill.
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Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
This slaw is delicious on its own but can also be paired with tortilla chips.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Served on bed of pineapple and napa cabbage slaw.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
New England clam chowder and poppyseed slaw also available.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
This slaw is delicious on its own but can also be paired with tortilla chips.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Served on bed of pineapple and napa cabbage slaw.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
New England clam chowder and poppyseed slaw also available.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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