French dressing

English

Noun

French dressing (usually uncountable, plural French dressings)

1. A mixture of vinegar, oil and other herbs or flavourings (vinaigrette).
   • 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 118:

     CREAM CHEESE AND CUCUMBER SANDWICH: On thin slices of lightly buttered brown bread spread cream cheese; over same sprinkle chopped cucumbers that have been mixed with a little French dressing. Cover with another slice of lightly buttered brown bread.

2. (US) A salad dressing that is a uniform viscous sauce with a tangy sweet flavor. It is generally made from vegetable oil, vinegar, ketchup (or tomato puree), water, paprika, other spices, and sweeteners. [From the 1950s]
3. (Canada) A salad dressing that is a uniform viscous sauce with a tangy sweet flavour. It is generally made from vegetable oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, water, and spices.

Synonyms

• French salad dressing
• (vinaigrette): vinaigrette
• (U.S. viscous dressing): Catalina dressing

Hypernyms

• salad dressing

Coordinate terms

• Italian dressing (vinegar, oil, herbs and spices; a vinaigrette)

Translations

mixture of vinegar, oil and other herbs or flavourings

• Finnish: ranskalainen salaattikastike
• French: vinaigrette (fr) f

US: a salad dressing

• Finnish: amerikkalainen salaattikastike
• French: vinaigrette française f

Canada: a salad dressing

• French: vinaigrette française f, vinaigrette à la française f