noun · countable / uncountable · rare

mayonnaise

mayonnaise · mayonnaises

майонез

Mayonnaise

A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and…A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with French fries, in sandwiches, etc.

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UK/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/US/ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/

» Do you like it with mayonnaise?

Magst du das mit Mayonnaise?

Вам нравится с майонезом?

Вы любите с майонезом?

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasoning, used on salads, with French fries, in sandwiches, etc.
Mayonnaise, Majo, Mayo
майоне́зmajonɛ́z
майоне́зmajonéz
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
(countable, uncountable)Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.
(countable, uncountable)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
(Australia, countable, informal, uncountable)Exaggeration.

Examples

56 sentences

Do you like it with mayonnaise?
ruВам нравится с майонезом? — afyodor
deMagst du das mit Mayonnaise? — Ebruli
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When did you buy this mayonnaise?
ruКогда ты купила этот майонез? — Wezel
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I have to buy mayonnaise and soy sauce.
ruМне нужно купить майонез и соевый соус. — Wezel
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I'd put the mayonnaise in the refrigerator if I were you.
deAn deiner Stelle würde ich die Mayonnaise in den Kühlschrank stellen. — Waldelfe
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This potato salad contains oil and mayonnaise.
Цей картопляний салат містить олію та майонез. — deniko
deDieser Kartoffelsalat enthält Öl und Mayonnaise. — Melang
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city of Maó (Mahón in

Unadapted borrowing from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city of Maó (Mahón in Spanish), Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Compare Spanish mahonesa. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the Duke of Mayenne and the words manier (“to handle”) in French or moyeu (“eye yolk”) in Old French.

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