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french dressing

French dress·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [french dres-ing]
    • /frɛntʃ ˈdrɛs ɪŋ/
    • /frentʃ ˈdres.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [french dres-ing]
    • /frɛntʃ ˈdrɛs ɪŋ/

Definitions of french dressing words

  • noun french dressing salad dressing prepared chiefly from oil, vinegar, and seasonings. 1
  • noun french dressing a creamy and often sweet dressing, usually orange in color. 1
  • noun french dressing vinaigrette 1
  • noun french dressing Marie Rose sauce 1
  • uncountable noun french dressing French dressing is a thin sauce made of oil, vinegar, salt, and spices which you put on salad. 0
  • noun french dressing a salad dressing made from oil and vinegar with seasonings; vinaigrette 0

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Origin of french dressing

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for French dressing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

french dressing popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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