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mayonnaise definition

may·on·naise (mā′ə nāz′, mā′ə nāz′)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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