Thousand Island dressing

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Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

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