maionese

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.joˈne.ze/
• Rhymes: -eze
• Hyphenation: ma‧io‧né‧se

Noun

maionese f (plural maionesi)

1. mayonnaise

Anagrams

• neosemia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mayonese, maionnaise, mayonnese (obsolete)
• mayonnaise (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from French mayonnaise (“mayonnaise”), possibly from Spanish Mahón (“a city in the Balearic Islands”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maj.oˈnɛ.zi/ [maɪ̯.oˈnɛ.zi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maj.oˈnɛ.zi/ [maɪ̯.oˈnɛ.zi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maj.oˈnɛ.ze/ [maɪ̯.oˈnɛ.ze]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /maj.ɔˈnɛ.zɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛzi, (Portugal) -ɛzɨ

Noun

maionese f (plural maioneses)

1. mayonnaise (a dressing made from raw egg yolks and oil)
2. (Brazilian cuisine) a cold dish made with mayonnaise, potatoes and eggs

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:maionese.

Derived terms

• viajar na maionese

Related terms

• Maó

Descendants

• → Tetum: maioneze

Further reading

• “maionese”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “maionese”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025