"mayonnaise" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ma.jɔ.nɛz/ Audio: Fr-Normandie-mayonnaise.ogg , Qc-mayonnaise.ogg Forms: mayonnaises [plural]
Etymology: Possibly named after the city Maó, Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the French word manier (“to handle”); the Old French moyeu (“egg yolk”); and the Duke of Mayenne. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|moyeu|t=egg yolk}} Old French moyeu (“egg yolk”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mayonnaise f (plural mayonnaises)
  1. mayonnaise Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mayonnaise-fr-noun-KjxocW53
  2. (analogy, mechanics, informal) milkshake (accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine) Tags: feminine, informal Categories (topical): Mechanics, Foods
    Sense id: en-mayonnaise-fr-noun-SOTRKnZn Disambiguation of Foods: 3 97 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with unexpected bright a Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 21 12 22 2 1 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 22 12 21 1 1 17 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of French terms with unexpected bright a: 12 88 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: la même mayonnaise

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: mayonnaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: mayonnaise"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "mayonaise",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: mayonaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: mayonaise"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mayonnaise",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mayonnaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mayonnaise"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Mayonnaise",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Mayonnaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Mayonnaise"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μαγιονέζα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: μαγιονέζα (magionéza)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: μαγιονέζα (magionéza)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "id",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: mayones",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: mayones"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: マヨネーズ (mayonēzu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: マヨネーズ (mayonēzu)"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: majonez",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: majonez"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "maionese",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: maionese",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: maionese"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tet",
            "2": "maioneze",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tetum: maioneze",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tetum: maioneze"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "майонез",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: майонез (majonez)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: майонез (majonez)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "moyeu",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old French moyeu (“egg yolk”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "mayonnaise f (plural mayonnaises)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "mayonnaise"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayonnaise-fr-noun-KjxocW53",
      "links": [
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          "mayonnaise",
          "mayonnaise#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Mechanics",
          "orig": "fr:Mechanics",
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            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
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        {
          "_dis": "26 22 12 21 1 1 17",
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          "_dis": "2 98",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "langcode": "fr",
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          "parents": [
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            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
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      ],
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          "mechanics"
        ],
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          "milkshake",
          "milkshake"
        ]
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        "(analogy, mechanics, informal) milkshake (accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine)"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ],
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        "engineering",
        "mechanical-engineering",
        "mechanics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ma.jɔ.nɛz/"
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Mayenne"
  ],
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}
{
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from toponyms",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with unexpected bright a",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Foods"
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    }
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: mayonnaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: mayonnaise"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "mayonaise",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Dutch: mayonaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: mayonaise"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "mayonnaise",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: mayonnaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: mayonnaise"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Mayonnaise",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Mayonnaise",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Mayonnaise"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μαγιονέζα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: μαγιονέζα (magionéza)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: μαγιονέζα (magionéza)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "mayones",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: mayones",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: mayones"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "マヨネーズ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "mayonēzu"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: マヨネーズ (mayonēzu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: マヨネーズ (mayonēzu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "majonez",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: majonez",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: majonez"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "maionese",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: maionese",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: maionese"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tet",
            "2": "maioneze",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tetum: maioneze",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tetum: maioneze"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "майонез",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: майонез (majonez)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: майонез (majonez)"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "moyeu",
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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    {
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        "mayonnaise"
      ],
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    },
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  ],
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}

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