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lyonnaise

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ly⋅on⋅naise

  [lahy-uh-neyz; Fr. lee-aw-nez]
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–adjective
(of food, esp. fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
Origin:
1840–50; < F (à la) lyonnaise (fem. adj.) in the manner of Lyons
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ly·on·naise   (lī'ə-nāz', lē'ə-něz')   
adj.  Cooked with onions: lyonnaise potatoes; potatoes lyonnaise.

[From French (à la) Lyonnaise, (in the manner) of Lyon, from Lyon.]
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