lyonnaise

See also Lyonnaise

English

WOTD – 22 April 2009    

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˌliː.əˈneɪz/, /ˌlaɪ.əˈneɪz/

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Adjective

lyonnaise (not comparable)

1. Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.

   For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise.

2. Prepared in a style typical to Lyons.

   The essential ingredients of salad lyonnaise are bacon, croutons and poached egg.

Usage notes

Unlike most English adjectives, lyonnaise typically follows the noun that it describes.

Translations

cooked with onions

• Finnish: sipuli- (fi)

in a style typical to Lyons

• Czech: lyonský (cs)
• Finnish: lyonilainen (fi), lyonnaise (fi)

• French: lyonnais (fr)

See also

• Lyon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Lyon

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French

Adjective

lyonnaise

1. feminine form of lyonnais