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mayonnaise

noun may·on·naise \ˈmā-ə-ˌnāz, ˌmā-ə-ˈ\

: a thick, white sauce used especially in salads and on sandwiches and made chiefly of eggs, vegetable oil, and vinegar or lemon juice

: a food made by mixing something (such as chopped eggs) with mayonnaise

Full Definition of MAYONNAISE

:  a dressing made chiefly of egg yolks, vegetable oils, and vinegar or lemon juice
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Origin of MAYONNAISE

French
First Known Use: 1841

Rhymes with MAYONNAISE

anyways, chrysoprase, color phase, cornerways, crème anglaise, holidays, hollandaise, Louis Seize, Louis Treize, lyonnaise, metaphrase, nowadays, out of phase, overglaze, overgraze, paraphrase, photophase, polonaise, polyphase, single-phase, underglaze
MAYONNAISE Defined for Kids

mayonnaise

noun may·on·naise \ˈmā-ə-ˌnāz\

Definition of MAYONNAISE for Kids

:  a creamy dressing usually made of egg yolk, oil, and vinegar or lemon juice

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