On 10/18/2019 5:09 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-10-18 2:44 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 10/18/2019 2:00 PM, wrote:
>>> without cabbage it's not slaw
>>>
>>
>> Others disagree.Â* Not cole, just slaw
>> https://www.chowhound.com/food-news/...slaw-and-slaw/
>>
>
>
> I did some checking and I found that most sites indicate that slaw is
> coleslaw.... cabbage salad. Most of the cultures and their respective
> languages have other words for salad. If a deli or restaurant offers
> slaw on the menu you can be pretty sure it will be coleslaw.
>
> That being said, I once had a very tasty carrot salad at a very rustic
> restaurant just outside of Verdun, France. It was very finely shredded
> carrot with quite a bit of garlic in a vinaigrette. It also had a lot of
> black pepper. it was delicious.
>

That is the most common usage, but that does not mean it is the only use.

I took a car to the store today. Most people would think I took an
automobile, but I could have taken a trolley car, train car, tram car,
or elevator car.

Cole = cabbage Slaw = salad. Coleslaw = cabbage salad Just slaw
alone can be any salad.