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MAYO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mayo mean?
• MAYO (noun)
The noun MAYO has 1 sense:
1. egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Familiarity information: MAYO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
mayo; mayonnaise
Hypernyms ("mayo" is a kind of...):
dressing; salad dressing (savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mayo"):
green mayonnaise; sauce verte (mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber)
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