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# mayonnaise

noun (mayonnaise — uncountable; informal «mayo»)

«mayonnaise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy, pale yellow sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten cold in sandwiches, on chips and in salads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#m1)

### In the lessons

In cooking and food science, mayonnaise is an emulsion: tiny drops of oil mixed into egg and vinegar so they do not separate. In food safety, homemade mayonnaise with raw eggs should be kept cold. Common phrases: «a dollop of mayonnaise», «egg mayonnaise», «chips and mayo», «a jar of mayonnaise».

### Examples

- Can I have mayonnaise in my chicken sandwich? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#x1)
- In the Netherlands, people eat chips with mayonnaise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#x2)
- Egg mayonnaise is a classic picnic sandwich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#x3)
- Keep the mayonnaise in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#x4)
- Mayonnaise is made by slowly whisking oil into egg yolks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#x5)
- Dad likes a big dollop of mayo on his burger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#x6)
- Coleslaw has mayonnaise mixed through it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «some mayonnaise». Spelling trap: double n — m-a-y-o-n-n-a-i-s-e. It comes from French. Short form: «mayo» (informal). Say may-uh-NAZE.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mayonnaise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mayonnaise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mayonnaise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mayonnaise.html) on Mova free.