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マヨネーズ (mayoneezu) Japanese meaning: mayonnaise | Kotomora

マヨネーズ

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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mayonnaise

Common condiment; used in Japanese cuisine as well as Western-style dishes.

from French

サラダにマヨネーズをかける。
I put mayonnaise on the salad.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にマヨネーズをかけるto put/drizzle mayonnaise on something
サラダにマヨネーズをかけて食たべた。
I ate the salad with mayonnaise on it.
マヨネーズで〈物もの〉を和あえるto dress/mix something with mayonnaise
ポテトサラダをマヨネーズで和あえる。
I mix the potato salad with mayonnaise.

Related words

マヨ
マヨ is a casual, spoken abbreviation for mayonnaise, while マヨネーズ is the full, neutral word used in writing and formal contexts.

Don't confuse with

ドレッシング
マヨネーズ is a specific creamy condiment that can be used like a dressing, but it is not the general term for salad dressing that ドレッシング is.

Counted with

本ほんN5
Bottles or tubes of マヨネーズ are counted with 本, the counter for long, cylindrical containers.

Word family

ツナマヨネーズ
tuna mayonnaise; tuna mayo

Etymology

Borrowed from French 'mayonnaise'.