Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce mayonnaise
may-uh-NAYZ (US, stress at the end) or MAY-uh-nayz (UK, stress up front)
US/ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/
meɪəneɪz
UK/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/
meɪəneɪz
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What “mayonnaise” means
A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.
Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
In a sentence
- We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.
- Hair mayonnaise is sold as a conditioning product.
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