Italian dressing
Italian dressing noun: 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.
Noun
Italian dressing (countable and uncountable, plural Italian dressings)
- 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:
- Italian salad dressing
Synonyms of Italian dressing
- Italian salad dressing
Forms of Italian dressing
| plural | Italian dressings |
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Origin of Italian dressing
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.
Questions about Italian dressing
- What does Italian dressing mean?
- Italian dressing means 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.
- What part of speech is Italian dressing?
- Italian dressing is a noun.
- What is the plural of Italian dressing?
- The plural of Italian dressing is Italian dressings.
Words near Italian dressing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Italian dressing (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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