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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The sandwich features their homestyle gyro on a hoagie roll topped with a tzatziki-style slaw.
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Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Use them in a slaw, make a fresh green salsa by chopping them like tomatillos and mixing in jalapeños and cilantro, or even layer them onto a classic BLT sandwiched between layers of crispy crispy bacon, mayonnaise, and lettuce.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Imagine tender chicken breasts marinated in spiced buttermilk, then pan-fried to crispy perfection and coated in a honey-buffalo sauce, before being layered onto a fluffy challah bun with tangy ranch slaw and bites of fresh dill.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Uses include: Blend hulled seeds with oil to make homemade tahini sauce
Put them in a vegetable slaw
Sprinkle on to add an Asian twist to your recipes.
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—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
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Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Use them in a slaw, make a fresh green salsa by chopping them like tomatillos and mixing in jalapeños and cilantro, or even layer them onto a classic BLT sandwiched between layers of crispy crispy bacon, mayonnaise, and lettuce.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Imagine tender chicken breasts marinated in spiced buttermilk, then pan-fried to crispy perfection and coated in a honey-buffalo sauce, before being layered onto a fluffy challah bun with tangy ranch slaw and bites of fresh dill.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Uses include: Blend hulled seeds with oil to make homemade tahini sauce
Put them in a vegetable slaw
Sprinkle on to add an Asian twist to your recipes.
4.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 June 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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