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Italian dressing
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Etymology
Named by Americans in the 20th century for this dressing's inspiration from vinaigrettes made by Italians and Italian-Americans, although the present-day formulations sold on supermarket shelves are somewhat different from those origins. More at Wikipedia.
Noun
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A North American vinaigrette-type salad dressing consisting of water, vinegar or lemon juice, vegetable oil, chopped bell peppers, usually sugar or corn syrup, and numerous herbs and spices.
Synonyms
en Italian salad dressing
Hypernyms
en vinaigrette
en salad dressing
Coordinate terms
en French dressing in its vinaigrette sense, similar
en Condiments Salad dressings