mayonnaise

CEFRB1

/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thick, creamy sauce made from eggs and oil.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

Examples

  • The oil in mayonnaise sometimes separates from the other ingredients.

  • You can do anything with mayonnaise, except sit on it.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmɐ.jɔ.nɛs]
  • [ˈmɛən-]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil.

  2. A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To cover or season with mayonnaise.

More examples

In context

  • We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.

  • facial mayonnaise

  • hair mayonnaise

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Unadapted borrowing from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city of Maó (Mahón in Spanish), Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Compare Spanish mahonesa. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the Duke of Mayenne and the words manier (“to handle”) in French or moyeu (“eye yolk”) in Old French.