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mayonnaise

[ mey-uh-neyz, mey-uh-neyz ]

noun

  1. a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.


mayonnaise

/ ˌmeɪəˈneɪz /

noun

  1. a thick creamy sauce made from egg yolks, oil, and vinegar or lemon juice, eaten with salads, eggs, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayonnaise1

1835–45; < French, equivalent to mayon (perhaps variant of Mahón, town in Minorca) + -aise -ese

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mayonnaise1

C19: from French, perhaps from Mahonnais of Mahón, a port in Minorca

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Example Sentences

NotCo also makes plant-based mayonnaise, ice cream and burgers using the same base technology.

The guys take the resulting paste and fold in housemade mayonnaise, along with lime juice and slices of fresh Thai chiles.

I rubbed the mayonnaise on the water mark, left it over night and wiped off the area in the morning.

According to Subway’s nutritional information page on its website, the tuna salad for its sandwiches contains flaked tuna in brine, mayonnaise and an additive to “protect flavor.”

In a small bowl, combine the dill, mayonnaise, mustard, Creole seasoning and cayenne, if using, and stir to incorporate.

No mayonnaise, only butter, which had been absorbed, sponge-style, into the bun.

For her inaugural menu, she planned crayfish with mayonnaise, pigeon with peas, and an apple brioche flambéed in rum.

Fell in her tuna-fish salad and was swallowed in a glob of mayonnaise.

It was a basic hamburger, with fresh lettuce and tomato (a plus), slathered with a sloppy oversize dollop of mayonnaise.

If Doug was still on today, would Miss Mayonnaise be doing the same?

Marriage is like Mayonnaise sauce, either a great success or an absolute and entire failure.

Serve chopped aspic in little mounds round the base alternately with mounds of mayonnaise salad or tomatoes.

He gulped, and emotion made him even pinker than he had been under the mayonnaise.

In summer I have the main dish for either luncheon or supper of salad, and you can serve mayonnaise or French dressing on them.

Was she to sit and eat plain bread and cheese when she felt like lobster mayonnaise and could get it?

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