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What is the difference between mayo and mayonnaise?

mayo | mayonnaise |

Mayonnaise is a synonym of mayo.



As nouns the difference between mayo and mayonnaise

is that mayo is short form of mayonnaise while mayonnaise is a dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads and in sandwiches.

As a proper noun Mayo

is a county in the Republic of Ireland.

mayo

English

Noun

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  • (mayonnaise)
    • Pass me the mayo please.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    mayonnaise

    English

    (wikipedia mayonnaise)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads and in sandwiches.
  • # and crystallization inhibitors.
    • {{quote-journal, journal=Boys' Life, date=May, year=1985, page=20, books.google.com/books?id=tmYEAAAAMBAJ,
    volume=75, number=5, passage=There are 250 foods, including mayonnaise , cheese and cocoa, that don't list ingredients at all.}}

    Synonyms

    * mayo

    Derived terms

    * mayonnaiselike * mayonnaisey