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lyonnaise

[ lahy-uh-neyz; French lee-aw-nez ]

adjective

  1. (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.


lyonnaise

/ ljɔnɛz; ˌlaɪəˈneɪz /

adjective

  1. (of food) cooked or garnished with onions, usually fried


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lyonnaise1

1840–50; < French ( à la ) lyonnaise (feminine adj.) in the manner of Lyons

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Example Sentences

A big T-bone, and some lyonnaise potatoes, and some string beans and corn and a salad and ice cream.

Should any be left from the first days dinner, it may be served la Lyonnaise, as directed for cold tripe.

Dinner: lyonnaise potatoes, hot corn bread, Poor man's pudding, milk.

The hangings, a marvel of Lyonnaise workmanship, fastened by gold cords, dazzled all eyes.

If any distinctive style can be given this small but interesting cathedral, it may well be called the style of Lyonnaise.

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