mayonnaise

The definition of mayonnaise is a condiment made of egg yolk, oil, vinegar and seasoning.

(noun)

An example of mayonnaise is the white dressing that is added onto a hamburger.

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See mayonnaise in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a creamy salad dressing or sauce made by beating together egg yolks, olive oil or other vegetable oil, lemon juice or vinegar, and seasoning
  2. a dish of meat or fish made with this

Origin: Fr, earlier mahonnaise, apparently fem. of mahonais, of Mahón, Minorca: reason for name unknown

See mayonnaise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A dressing made of beaten raw egg yolk, oil, lemon juice or vinegar, and seasonings.

Origin:

Origin: French mahonnaise, mayonnaise

Origin: , possibly from Mahón, Spanish city on Minorca captured by Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1696-1788), in 1756 (the duke's chef is said to have introduced mayonnaise in honor of this victory)

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