Definitions
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“There are 250 foods, including mayonnaise, cheese and cocoa, that don't list ingredients at all.”
“I grew up thinking that the blue and white Miracle Whip salad dressing jar in the fridge held the same substance the rest of the world knew as mayonnaise. / Now I know that mayonnaise is something entirely different.”
“The oils in store-bought mayonnaise range from olive oil to sunflower oil to safflower oil and some less desirable oils!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Eggy sandwich spread”10 letters
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