mayonnaise

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mayonnaise^¹

/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/ UK
/ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/ UK
/ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/ US
/ˈmeɪ.əˌneɪz/ US
/ˈmæn.eɪz/
[ˈmɛən-]
/ˌmejəˈneːs/
/ˌmejəˈneɪs/
[ˈmɐ.jɔ.nɛs]

Rhymes with -eɪz

Where it comes from

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.

noun mayonnaises · Mayonnaise

countable, uncountable A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with French fries, in sandwiches, etc. There are 250 foods, including mayonnaise, cheese and cocoa, that don't list ingredients at all.
countable, uncountable Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient. We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.
countable, uncountable Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil. hair mayonnaise
Australia, countable, informal, uncountable Exaggeration. Rancey and our coach, Damien Hardwick, still both joke that "Dimma" tried to off-load him for a sixpack of beers and a bucket of chips in his first few years, but I think they both put some mayonnaise on the story these days.

Similar: mayo

verb mayonnaises · mayonnaising · mayonnaised · Mayonnaise

transitive To cover or season with mayonnaise. Jones himself presided in the kitchen, mincing truffles, mayonnaising lobster, booting waiters out the door with tray after tray of steaming savories and teeth-numbing sweets, […]

Mayonnaise^²

noun Mayonnaises

countable, obsolete, uncountable In full Mayonnaise sauce or sauce Mayonnaise: alternative letter-case form of mayonnaise. The reader who may have a prejudice against the unboiled eggs which enter into the composition of the Mayonnaise, will find that the most fastidious taste would not detect their being raw, if the sauce be well made; […] Abroad, boiled asparagus is very frequently served cold, and eaten with oil and

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mayo, eggless, salad dressing, egg mayonnaise, salad, remoulade, dijonnaise, egg sandwich, ranch dressing, salad cream, vinaigrette, sandwich spread, louis dressing, olivier salad, french dressing, salad oil

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Similar: mayo

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noun dressing

Español	mayonesa
한국어	마요네즈 mayonejeu
日本語	マヨネーズ mayonēzu
中文	美乃滋 měinǎizī, 美乃滋醬 /美乃滋酱 měinǎizījiàng, 沙拉醬 /沙拉酱 shālājiàng, 蛋黃醬 /蛋黄酱 dànhuángjiàng
हिन्दी	मेयोनेज़ meyonez
Português	maionese
Français	mayonnaise
Deutsch	Mayonnaise, Majo, Mayo
Italiano	maionese
Ελληνικά	μαγιονέζα magionéza
Română	maioneză
Русский	майоне́з majonɛ́z
Tiếng Việt	may-on-ne, mai-o-ne, ma-giô-ne
العربية	مَايُونِيز mayunīz
עברית	מָיוֹנִית mayonit, מָיוֹנֶז mayonéz

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@misc{mayonnaise_2026,
  title = {mayonnaise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mayonnaise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}