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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mayonēzu
"サラダにマヨネーズをかけます。"
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A thick, creamy dressing made of oil, egg yolks, and vinegar or lemon juice, typically used in salads and as a sandwich spread.
"She spread a layer of mayonnaise on the bread before adding the turkey and lettuce."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from French, derived from 'mahonnaise', a term popularized in the mid-18th century following the French victory at Port Mahon in Menorca. While folk etymologies suggest alternative roots, standard linguistic consensus points to this geographic honorific, which subsequently adapted into various Romance and Germanic languages including Spanish variants like 'mayonesa' and the regional spelling 'majonesa'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mayonnaise" is said worldwide
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mayonnaise
Transliteration: /mɛ.jɔ.nɛz/
"Ajoutez un peu de mayonnaise à la salade de pommes de terre."
Mayonnaise
Transliteration: /majoˈnɛːzə/
"Er mag keine Mayonnaise auf seinen Pommes frites."
maionese
Transliteration: /majoˈneːze/
"La maionese fatta in casa è molto più saporita."
mayonesa
Transliteration: /majoˈnesa/
"Prefiero la mayonesa ligera para mis sándwiches."
maionese
Transliteration: /mɐjoˈnezə/
"Ela preparou uma maionese caseira para o almoço."
मioneज
Transliteration: mayonez
Script: म mayonnaise
"मुझे बर्गर में मेयोनेज़ पसंद है।"
蛋黄酱
Transliteration: dànhuángjiàng
"薯条蘸着蛋黄酱吃非常美味。"
마요네즈
Transliteration: mayonejeu
"샐러드 소스로 마요네즈를 넣었습니다."
マヨネーズ
Transliteration: mayonēzu
"サラダにマヨネーズをかけます。"
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