mayonnaise
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from French mayonnaise, named after the city Mahón whence the recipe was brought back to France.
The United States standard of identity comes from 21 CFR 169.140.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/, /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/
- also (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmæn.eɪz/, [ˈmeən.eɪz]
- Rhymes: -eɪz
- The General American pronunciation IPA: /ˈmæn.eɪz/, [ˈmeən.eɪz] pronunciation is because of æ-tensing. In many cases, the vowel has not actually flattened, but æ-tensing has caused many /æ/ vowels (including in mayonnaise) to tense to the phoneme [eə]. Sometimes this vowel is pronounced as a true [æ] anyway, because speakers interpret the -ayo- in mayonnaise as a /æ/ phoneme due to conventional allophony. See also graham, where æ-tensing has a similar effect.
Noun [edit]
mayonnaise (uncountable)
- A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads and in sandwiches.
- (US standard of identity) An edible emulsified semisolid made of: vegetable oil (at least 65%); vinegar and/or lemon juice; raw egg (whole eggs or yolks); and, optionally, any of various flavor-related ingredients, sequestrants, acids, and crystallization inhibitors.
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- 1985 May, Boys' Life, volume 75, page 20:
- There are 250 foods, including mayonnaise, cheese and cocoa, that don't list ingredients at all.
- 1985, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Joy, page 7:
- 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.
- 1993, Eve Johnson, Title=Five Star Food:
- 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.
- 2008, Jan McCracken, The Everything Lactose Free Cookbook:
- The oils in store-bought mayonnaise range from olive oil to sunflower oil to safflower oil and some less desirable oils!
- 2012, Marie A. Boyle, Sara Long Roth, Personal Nutrition:
- Most store-bought mayonnaise contains ingredients (vinegar, lemonjuice, and salt) that actually slow bacterial growth
- 1985 May, Boys' Life, volume 75, page 20:
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
dressing
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Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French mayonnaise.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /majonɛːsə/, [mɑjoˈnɛːsə]
Noun [edit]
mayonnaise c (singular definite mayonnaisen, plural indefinite mayonnaiser)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of mayonnaise
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | mayonnaise | mayonnaisen | mayonnaiser | mayonnaiserne |
| genitive | mayonnaises | mayonnaisens | mayonnaisers | mayonnaisernes |
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
mayonnaise f (plural mayonnaises)
