Thousand Island dressing

English

Alternative forms

• thousand island dressing, Thousand Islands dressing, thousand islands dressing

Etymology

From Thousand Islands +‎ dressing. From the Thousand Islands region, located along the upper St. Lawrence River, near its head at Lake Ontario, between the United States and Canada; where the dressing originated.

Noun

Thousand Island dressing (countable and uncountable, plural Thousand Island dressings)

1. A salad dressing of mayonnaise, ketchup, Tabasco sauce and finely chopped vegetables.

Synonyms

• Thousand Island sauce / Thousand Islands sauce / thousand island sauce / thousand islands sauce
• Thousand Island salad dressing / Thousand Islands salad dressing / thousand island salad dressing / thousand islands salad dressing

Coordinate terms

• (a sauce derived from Thousand Island sauce) burger sauce / secret sauce / special sauce / Big Mac sauce

Translations

salad dressing

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 千島醬／千岛酱 (cin¹ dou² zoeng³)

• Finnish: thousand island -kastike
• French: vinaigrette des mille îles
• German: Amerikaner Dressing / American Dressing / Amerika Dressing
• Swedish: Rhode islandsås