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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If those barbecue ribs get chopped up for sandwiches, this slaw can go right on top.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Those fish can be ordered as a sandwich or dinner plate with fries and slaw.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Plan to include more raw produce dishes at dinner, like cabbage slaw, tomato cucumber salad, gazpacho, or cantaloupe soup.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 23 June 2025
The beef short ribs with a barbecue balsamic vinegar sauce and daikon radish slaw leaves you wanting to come back for more.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Those fish can be ordered as a sandwich or dinner plate with fries and slaw.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Plan to include more raw produce dishes at dinner, like cabbage slaw, tomato cucumber salad, gazpacho, or cantaloupe soup.
—Cynthia Sass, Health, 23 June 2025
The beef short ribs with a barbecue balsamic vinegar sauce and daikon radish slaw leaves you wanting to come back for more.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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