mayonnaise

Meaning

Noun

1. (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.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil.
4. (Australia, countable, informal, uncountable) Exaggeration.

Verb

To cover or season with mayonnaise.

Synonyms

mayo

chuff

frock

cream

cum

cumin

curd

face cream

fetch

flame

flip

frame

freak

frig

come

fuck

👉👌

futz

goo

gravy

honey

🍯

jelly

jism

jizz

juice

lather

load

lot

malt

buttermilk

mess

mettle

milk

🥛

muck

oats

ointment

paste

pineapple

🍍

protein

pudding

quince

rice pudding

roe

root

salad dressing

sauces

scum

seed

slime

spoof

butter

🧈

Translations

mayonnaise

maionese

mayonesa

Mayonnaise

Majonäse

maionesa

mayonaise

maionese

mayonez

μαγιονέζα

مايونيز

mahonesa

Majo

Mayo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: mahonesa

In summary

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, or egg yolk, in Old French.