mayonnaise

noun
🔊/ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/
🔊/ˈmeɪəneɪz/
(also informal mayo
🔊/ˈmeɪəʊ/
🔊/ˈmeɪəʊ/
)
[uncountable]
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  1. a thick, cold white sauce made from eggs, oil and vinegar, added to sandwiches, salads, etc.蛋黄酱(用作三明治、色拉等的调味品)
    • egg mayonnaise (= a dish made with hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise)鸡蛋美奶滋(由煮老的鸡蛋和蛋黄酱制成)
    Topics Foodc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMayonnaise is used after these nouns:
    • egg
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    Word OriginFrench, probably from the feminine of mahonnais ‘of or from Port Mahon’, the capital of Minorca.