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may-uh-NAYZ/ˌmeɪəˈneɪz/

Mayonnaise is a thick white sauce made from eggs and oil, used in salads and sandwiches. Usually uncountable: some mayonnaise, a spoonful of mayonnaise. Informal: mayo. Ketchup is red and tomato; mustard is yellow and hot. Not a soup — it is a cold sauce.

Meaning

A thick white sauce made from eggs and oil, used in salads and sandwiches.

Examples

• “There is mayonnaise on this sandwich.”
• “I do not want mayonnaise in my sandwich.”
• “This salad has too much mayonnaise.”

Good to know

uncountable: mayonnaise / mayo. Contrast: ketchup (red), mustard (hot yellow).

Near in meaning

mayo

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