different between hollandaise vs mayonnaise

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French hollandaise.

Noun

hollandaise (usually uncountable, plural hollandaises)

1. Hollandaise sauce.

French

Etymology

From Hollandais (“Hollander; Dutchman”), from Hollande (“Holland, the Netherlands”) (from Dutch Holland, and informal pars pro toto for the Netherlands + French -ais).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /?.l??.d?z/
• Rhymes: -?z

Adjective

hollandaise

1. feminine singular of hollandais

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city Maó (Mahón in Spanish), Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Compare Spanish mahonesa. 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?.?.ne?z/, /?me?.??ne?z/
• (General American, æ-tensing) also IPA^(key): /?mæn.e?z/, [?m??n-]
• Rhymes: -e?z

Noun

mayonnaise (countable and uncountable, plural mayonnaises)

1. A dressing made from vegetable oil, raw egg yolks and seasoning, used on salads, with french fries, in sandwiches etc.
2. Any cold dish with that dressing as an ingredient.

   We served a lobster mayonnaise as a starter.

4. Any cream, for example for moisturizing the face or conditioning the hair, for which the base is egg yolks and oil.

   hair mayonnaise, facial mayonnaise

   • 2016, Emma Tarlo, Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair, Oneworld Publications (?ISBN):

     They include cider vinegar, two pre-shampoo products, shampoo, conditioner, hair mayonnaise, oil, leave-in conditioner, end protector, revitalising styling spray and filtered water.

   • 2010, Rhea E. Santangelo, Grow It Girl! How I Took My Hair from Broken to Beautiful, Lulu.com (?ISBN), page 26:

     Then I implemented a lighter protein conditioner – such as hair mayonnaise, which I learned about from my cousin Renee – for the off weeks. I used this hidden gem in combination with olive oil (yes, I bought a kitchen bottle of olive oil – the same kind my grandmother used in every single delicious dish she ever cooked – strictly for use in my hair).

Synonyms

• mayo

Derived terms

• mayo
• mayonnaiselike
• mayonnaisey
• veganaise

Translations

Danish

Alternative forms

• majonæse

Etymology

From French mayonnaise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majon??s?/, [m?jo?n??s?]

Noun

mayonnaise c (singular definite mayonnaisen, plural indefinite mayonnaiser)

1. mayonnaise

Inflection

French

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.j?.n?z/

Noun

mayonnaise f (plural mayonnaises)

1. mayonnaise
2. (analogy, mechanics, familiar) milkshake (accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine)

Descendants

• Danish: mayonnaise
• English: mayonnaise
• Greek: ????????? (magionéza)
• Japanese: ????? (mayon?zu)

Further reading

• “mayonnaise” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Noun

mayonnaise f (plural mayonnaises)

1. Dated spelling of maionese.