MAYONNAISE


Meaning of MAYONNAISE in English

n.1 a thick creamy dressing made of egg-yolks, oil, vinegar, etc.

2 a (usu. specified) dish dressed with this (chicken mayonnaise).

Etymology: F, perh. f. mahonnais -aise of Port Mahon on Minorca

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.