slaw

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Borrowed (around 1861) from Dutch sla, shortened from salade (“salad, lettuce”).

*climbed Thy brother’s son, that was thy double ally, For he thy nephew was and son-in-law, Within his prison made thee to die, But why, nor how, *n’ot I* that thou were slaw. — The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems, Geoffrey Chaucer

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