Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:09:32 -0400, 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.
>
> You got it from Dutch. Cole (kool) means cabbage and slaw (sla) means
> salad/lettuce. Cabbage salad.
>

And, douche means douche in both languages.