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Vinaigrette vs Coleslaw - What's the difference?

vinaigrette | coleslaw |

As nouns the difference between vinaigrette and coleslaw

is that vinaigrette is a sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, used especially for cold meats, or as a salad dressing while coleslaw is a salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

vinaigrette

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* vinegarette (box for vinegar or smelling salts )

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, used especially for cold meats, or as a salad dressing.
  • (obsolete) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; called also vinegarette.
  • (obsolete) A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.
  • A sort of Russian salad, originally using French salad dressing.

    • Synonyms

    * (sauce) French dressing, vinaigrette dressing, vinaigrette sauce

    Derived terms

    * vinaigrette dressing * vinaigrette sauce

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    coleslaw

    English

    (wikipedia coleslaw)

    Alternative forms

    * cole slaw (US)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (chiefly, UK) A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

    • Synonyms

    * slaw (qualifier)