What does mayonnaise mean?
Word: Mayonnaise
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Mayonnaise means a thick, pale, creamy sauce that is eaten cold in salads and sandwiches.
How do you spell mayonnaise?
Syllables: may - on - naise
Tricky part: The middle sounds as if it has one n, so mayonaise is by far the most common slip. It takes two.
Watch out for: mayonaise, mayonnais, mayonaisse
Memory tip: Two slices of bread need two n's of sauce between them.
Mayonnaise in a sentence
Example 1: Anu mixed mayonnaise with chopped boiled potatoes for the picnic salad.
Example 2: This burger comes with a spoonful of garlic mayonnaise.
Example 3: We ran out of mayonnaise halfway through making the club sandwiches.
Fun Fact
One popular story links the name to Mahon, a port on the Spanish island of Menorca, though nobody can say for certain that it is true.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
ma_onna_se
a) y,i
b) i,e
c) y,e
d) i,i
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a) y,i. The opening has the y of the month May, and the last beat has the ai of raise.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Dadi spread mayonnaize on the toast and added slices of cucumber and tomato.
a) cucumber
b) slices
c) spread
d) mayonnaize
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d) mayonnaize. The final sound is a z, but the word writes it with an s, as praise does.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nasoimeany
a) marmalade
b) margarine
c) mayonnaise
d) macaroni
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c) mayonnaise. All three of the others need an r, and the jumble has none.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) mayonnaise
b) vineger
c) omlette
d) cinamon
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a) mayonnaise. Vinegar ends in ar, omelette has an e after the m, and cinnamon has a double n.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Traditional mayonnaise is made with ____.
a) jaggery
b) rice flour
c) egg yolk
d) tamarind
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c) egg yolk
2. Once opened, a jar of mayonnaise is best kept ____.
a) next to the stove
b) on a sunny window
c) in a fridge
d) in an open bowl
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c) in a fridge
