mayo
n. uncountablen. a thick, white sauce made from oil, egg yolks, and vinegar. You usually put it on sandwiches or use it to dip fries.
n. a thick, creamy dressing consisting of egg yolks beaten with oil and vinegar or lemon juice. An informal clipping of 'mayonnaise'.
I always put extra mayo on my turkey sandwich.
The waiter brought a small dish of garlic mayo to go with the hot chips we ordered.
While traditional recipes require whisking the oil by hand, most modern kitchens use a blender to emulsify the mayo into a stable, velvety consistency.
Derived from Irish Maigh Eo * (surname): Possibly instead derived from Old French, “Maiheu” from Hebrew, “Matthew”
Named after the Mayo River, whose name in Mayo means "people of the riverbank."
Uncountable in its general sense; can be countable when referring to specific varieties or servings.