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mayonnaise

/ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/

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What does mayonnaise mean?

noun

  1. A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with French fries, in sandwiches, etc.
  2. Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
  3. Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. (informal) Exaggeration.
  2. (obsolete) In full Mayonnaise sauce or sauce Mayonnaise: alternative letter-case form of mayonnaise.

verb

  1. To cover or season with mayonnaise.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/

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Then make a good mayonnaise and add to it some lobster butter mixed with a little dissolved gelatine and Velute sauce (No.
W. G., Mrs. WatersThe Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian DishesProject Gutenberg ebook #930