slaw vs salad

slaw and salad both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slaw	Yes	No	No	No
salad	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, salad is a hypernym of slaw; that is, salad is a word with a broader meaning than slaw:

slaw: basically shredded cabbage
salad: food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

slaw (noun)	salad (noun)
basically shredded cabbage	food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens