ドレッシング
Meanings
1
salad dressing; dressing
Food and cooking use: a sauce or seasoned liquid put on salad or similar dishes.
I put sesame dressing on the salad.
This dressing is a little sour.
2
dressing; getting dressed; putting on clothes
Limited use related to dressing or changing clothes; in modern Japanese it is mainly encountered in compounds such as ドレッシングルーム, while standalone ドレッシング usually means salad dressing.
See also: ドレッシングルーム
A ドレッシングルーム is a room for changing clothes or getting ready.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉にドレッシングをかけるto pour/drizzle dressing on something (e.g. a salad)
I put dressing on the salad and ate it.
- ドレッシングを作るto make (a batch of) dressing
I made a dressing with olive oil and vinegar.
- ドレッシングで味付けするto season/flavor something with dressing
I seasoned the vegetables with dressing.