mayonnaise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌmejəˈneːs/ Dublin
- /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌmejəˈneɪs/ Dublin
- /ˈmeɪ.əˌneɪz/ (General-American)
- /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/ (General-American)
- [ˈmɐ.jɔ.nɛs] Ghana
- /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈmɛən-] æ-raising, alternative pronunciation
- /ˈmæn.eɪz/ æ-raising, alternative pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(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.
I grew up thinking that the blue and white Miracle Whip salad dressing jar in the fridge held the same substance the rest of the world knew as mayonnaise. / Now I know that mayonnaise is something entirely different.
1993, Eve Johnson, Five Star Food:The oils in store-bought mayonnaise range from olive oil to sunflower oil to safflower oil and some less desirable oils!
2008, Jan McCracken, The Everything Lactose Free Cookbook:The FDA's original intent for foods included under "standards of identity" ensured that terms like "mayonnaise" or "ice cream” would guarantee the same basic ingredients required in the government-established recipe no matter who manufactured it.
1975, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Joy of Cooking, page 7:There are 250 foods, including mayonnaise, cheese and cocoa, that don't list ingredients at all.
1985 May, Boys' Life, volume 75, number 5, page 20:Most store-bought mayonnaise contains ingredients (vinegar, lemonjuice, and salt) that actually slow bacterial growth
2012, Marie A. Boyle, Sara Long Roth, Personal Nutrition:
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(countable, uncountable) Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.
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(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
facial mayonnaise
They include cider vinegar, two pre-shampoo products, shampoo, conditioner, hair mayonnaise, oil, leave-in conditioner, end protector, revitalising styling spray and filtered water.
2016, Emma Tarlo, Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair, Oneworld Publications, →ISBN:Then I implemented a lighter protein conditioner – such as hair mayonnaise, which I learned about from my cousin Renee – for the off weeks. I used this hidden gem in combination with olive oil (yes, I bought a kitchen bottle of olive oil – the same kind my grandmother used in every single delicious dish she ever cooked – strictly for use in my hair).
2010, Rhea E. Santangelo, Grow It Girl! How I Took My Hair from Broken to Beautiful, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 26:
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(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.
2017 March 2, Trent Cotchin, “Alex Rance is one of the most competitive humans that has walked the planet, writes Trent Cotchin”, in Herald Sun, Melbourne, archived from the original on 22 Jun 2024:If he had a reputation among supporters of playing for free kicks he wasn't aware of it and no one from the AFL or coaches spoke to him specifically about changing his style. But he admits, he would "put some mayonnaise" on top of what defenders had done to him to ensure the umpires were aware of what was happening.
2020 August 27, Peter Ryan, “The (football) world is a stage, and players think umpires should police it”, in The Age, Melbourne:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mayonnaises | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Mayonnaise | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lemonaise · perinaise · lemon-aise · egg mayonnaise · mayochup · mayonnaise face · mayonnaisey · mayo · mayonnaiseless · veganaise · lime-aise · orange-aise · mayonnaiselike · mayomust
Synonyms
Translations (100)
kk майонез (dressing) · da majonæse (dressing) · pl majonez (dressing) · cy meionês (dressing) · as মে’ওনিজ (dressing) · yi מאַיאָנעז (dressing) · sh majonez (dressing) · fr mayonnaise (dressing) · mr मेयोनेझ (dressing) · mk мајоне́з (dressing) · ka მაიონეზი (dressing) · pl majonez (cold dish with mayonnaise as chief ingredient) · ru майоне́з (dressing) · sh мајонеза (dressing) · el μαγιονέζα (dressing) · vi mai-o-ne (dressing) · az mayonez (dressing) · lv majonēze (dressing) · bn মেয়নেজ (dressing) · sv majonnäs (dressing) · ms mayonis (dressing) · sk majonéza (dressing) · es mayonesa (dressing) · fi majoneesi- (cold dish with mayonnaise as chief ingredient) · cs majonéza (dressing) · pt maionese (dressing) · cmn 美乃滋 (dressing) · gv sooslagh bwinnican (dressing) · fo majonesa (dressing) · it maionese (dressing) · vi may-on-ne (dressing) · cmn 沙拉醬 /沙拉酱 (dressing) · ar مَايُونِيز (dressing) · et majonees (dressing) · lo ຊອດໄຂ່ແດງ (dressing) · da mayonnaise (dressing) · ast mayonesa (dressing) · co maiunesa (dressing) · he מָיוֹנֶז (dressing) · nb majones (dressing) · nl mayonaise (dressing) · tl krema ng ensalada (dressing) · ht mayonèz (dressing) · eu maionesa (dressing) · ms mayones (dressing) · ky майонез (dressing) · th มายองเนส (dressing) · ro maioneză (dressing) · ja マヨネーズ (dressing) · sh majoneza (dressing) · mn майонез (dressing) · uz mayonez (dressing) · fi majoneesi (cream with a base of egg yolks and oil) · tr mayonez (dressing) · mhr майонез (dressing) · ur میئونیز (dressing) · pl majonez (cream with a base of egg yolks and oil) · id mayones (dressing) · de Majo (dressing) · de Mayo (dressing) · tt майонез (dressing) · he מָיוֹנִית (dressing) · hy մայոնեզ (dressing) · lt majonezas (dressing) · tk maýonez (dressing) · ga maonáis (dressing) · hi मेयोनेज़ (dressing) · km ម៉ាយូណេស (dressing) · sh мајонез (dressing) · cmn 美乃滋醬 /美乃滋酱 (dressing) · tl mayonesa (dressing) · uk майоне́з (dressing) · lo ມາຢໍແນດ (dressing) · is majónes (dressing) · ceb mayones (dressing) · bg майоне́за (dressing) · fi majoneesi (dressing) · gl maionesa (dressing) · eo majonezo (dressing) · co maiunese (dressing) · arz مايونيز (dressing) · vi ma-giô-ne (dressing) · yue 沙律醬 /沙律酱 (dressing) · de Mayonnaise (dressing) · pms majones (dressing) · zu mayonezi (dressing) · sq majonezë (dressing) · vo mäyonäd (dressing) · cy mayonnaise (dressing) · sl majoneza (dressing) · sm meio (dressing) · yue 蛋黃醬 /蛋黄酱 (dressing) · be маянэ́з (dressing) · fa مایونز (dressing) · ko 마요네즈 (dressing) · tg майонез (dressing) · nn majones (dressing) · cmn 蛋黃醬 /蛋黄酱 (dressing) · hu majonéz (dressing) · ca maionesa (dressing)