Mayonnaise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mayonnaise is a noun meaning Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
Meaning
Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
More Meanings
- Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil.
- (Australia, informal) Exaggeration.
- (transitive) To cover or season with mayonnaise.
- A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.
Example Sentences
hair mayonnaise
facial mayonnaise
We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.
There are 250 foods, including mayonnaise, cheese and cocoa, that don't list ingredients at all.
Word Forms
- mayonnaises
- mayonnaising
- mayonnaised
Synonyms for mayonnaise
Depending on context, synonyms include mayo.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mayo, eggless, salad, remoulade, vinaigrette, salade.
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