Mayo

/ˈmeɪoʊ/ noun

Definition

informal term for mayonnaise; a county in Ireland

Etymology

Shortened from 'mayonnaise', possibly from Mahón, Spain; Irish Mayo from 'Maigh Eo' (plain of yews)

Kelly Says

Mayonnaise was supposedly invented in 1756 to celebrate the French victory over the British at Port Mahón - talk about a tasty triumph!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማዮንዝ
ARالعربية
المايونيز
BNবাংলা
মেয়োনেজ
CACatalà
maionesa
CSČeština
majonéza
DADansk
mayonnaise
DEDeutsch
Mayonnaise
ELΕλληνικά
μαγιονέζα
ESEspañol
mayo
FAفارسی
مایونز
FISuomi
majoneesi
FRFrançais
mayonnaise
GUGU
માયોનીઝ
HAHA
mayo
HEעברית
מיונז
HIहिन्दी
मेयोनेज़
HUMagyar
majonéz
IDBahasa Indonesia
mayonnaise
IGIG
mayonnaise
ITItaliano
maionese
JA日本語
マヨネーズ
KKKK
майонез
KMKM
ម៉ាយូណែស
KO한국어
마요네즈
MRMR
मेयोनीज
MSBahasa Melayu
mayo
MYမြန်မာ
မေယို နိုနိုင်
NLNederlands
mayonaise
NONorsk
mayonnaise
PAPA
ਮੈਓਨੇਜ਼
PLPolski
majonez
PTPortuguês
maionese
RORomână
maioneză
RUРусский
майонез
SVSvenska
majonnäs
SWKiswahili
mayonnaise
TAதமிழ்
மெயோனீஸ்
TEతెలుగు
మెయోనీజ్
THไทย
มายองเนส
TLTL
mayonnaise
TRTürkçe
mayonez
UKУкраїнська
майонез
URاردو
مایونیز
VITiếng Việt
sốt mayonnaise
YOYO
mayonnaise
ZH中文
蛋黄酱
ZUZU
i-mayo

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