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lyonnaise

  • /ˌliː.əˈneɪz/ UK, US
  • /ˌlaɪ.əˈneɪz/ UK, US

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From French lyonnaise (“in the manner of Lyon”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions. For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise.
  2. not comparable Prepared in a style typical to Lyon. The essential ingredients of salad lyonnaise are bacon, croutons and poached egg.

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adj in a style typical to Lyon

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"lyonnaise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lyonnaise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{lyonnaise_2026,
  title = {lyonnaise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lyonnaise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}