Mayonnaise

See also: mayonnaise

German

Alternative forms

• Majonäse (proscribed (since 2017))

Etymology

From French mayonnaise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majɔˈnɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /majɔˈneːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧yon‧nai‧se

Noun

Mayonnaise f

1. mayonnaise

Synonyms

• Mayo (shortening, colloquial)

Further reading

• “Mayonnaise” in Duden online