mayonnaise
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city Maó, Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Compare Spanish mahonesa. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the French word manier (“to handle”); the Old French moyeu (“egg yolk”); and the Duke of Mayenne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/, /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪz
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Noun
mayonnaise (countable and uncountable, plural mayonnaises)
- A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.
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- 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.
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- Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
- We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.
- Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil.
- hair mayonnaise, facial mayonnaise
- 2016, Emma Tarlo, Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair, Oneworld Publications (→ISBN):
- They include cider vinegar, two pre-shampoo products, shampoo, conditioner, hair mayonnaise, oil, leave-in conditioner, end protector, revitalising styling spray and filtered water.
- (Can we date this quote?), Rhea E. Santangelo, Grow It Girl! How I Took My Hair from Broken to Beautiful, Lulu.com (→ISBN), page 26:
- Then I implemented a lighter protein conditioner – such as hair mayonnaise, which I learned about from my cousin Renee – for the off weeks. I used this hidden gem in combination with olive oil (yes, I bought a kitchen bottle of olive oil – the same kind my grandmother used in every single delicious dish she ever cooked – strictly for use in my hair).
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Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French mayonnaise.
Pronunciation
Noun
mayonnaise c (singular definite mayonnaisen, plural indefinite mayonnaiser)
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mayonnaise | mayonnaisen | mayonnaiser | mayonnaiserne |
genitive | mayonnaises | mayonnaisens | mayonnaisers | mayonnaisernes |
French
Etymology
Possibly named after the city Maó, Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the French word manier (“to handle”); the Old French moyeu (“egg yolk”); and the Duke of Mayenne.
Pronunciation
Noun
mayonnaise f (plural mayonnaises)
- mayonnaise
- (analogy, mechanics, familiar) milkshake (accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine)
Descendants
- Danish: mayonnaise
- English: mayonnaise
- Greek: μαγιονέζα (magionéza)
Further reading
- “mayonnaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Noun
mayonnaise f (plural mayonnaises)
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