Mayonnaise

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmeɪ.É™.neɪz/, /ËŒmeɪ.əˈneɪz/
• also GenAm IPA: /ˈmæn.eɪz/, ˈmeÉ™n.eɪz
• Rhymes: -eɪz
• The General American pronunciation IPA: /ˈmæn.eɪz/, ˈmeÉ™n.eɪz pronunciation is because of æ-tensing. In many cases, the vowel has not actually flattened, but æ-tensing has caused many vowels (including in mayonnaise) to tense to the phoneme . Sometimes this vowel is pronounced as a true anyway, because speakers interpret the -ayo- in mayonnaise as the phoneme due to conventional allophony. See also graham, where æ-tensing has a similar effect.

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} mayonnaise, named after the city Mahón whence the recipe was brought back to France.

The United States standard of identity comes from 21 CFR 169.140.

Full definition of mayonnaise

Noun

1. A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads and in sandwiches.
1. (US standard of identity) An edible emulsified semisolid made of: vegetable oil (at least 65%); vinegar and/or lemon juice; raw egg (whole eggs or yolks); and, optionally, any of various flavor-related ingredients, sequestrants, acids, and crystallization inhibitors.
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Synonyms

• mayo

Derived terms

• mayonnaiselike
• mayonnaisey