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green mayonnaise

green mayonnaise

6.3
A thick cold green sauce made from oil and egg with herbs and chopped leaves
  • noun
translation icon : mayonesa verde
  • A dollop of green mayonnaise adds both flavor and color to any summer salad.

Examples

  • The chef taught us how to prepare green mayonnaise using fresh herbs from the garden.

  • She served the fish with a spoonful of green mayonnaise on the side.

  • I love green mayonnaise on my sandwiches.

  • Have you ever tried green mayonnaise?

  • A dollop of green mayonnaise adds both flavor and color to any summer salad.

  • She served the fish with a spoonful of green mayonnaise on the side.

  • The chef taught us how to prepare green mayonnaise using fresh herbs from the garden.

Synonyms

sauce verte
vsgreen mayonnaise
9.9

A cold green sauce made with herbs and mayonnaise for fish or chicken

is the same meaning but described as a flavored creamy base

Surface Forms

green mayonnaise singular
green mayonnaises plural

Morphology

green + mayonnaise

The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'green' modifies 'mayonnaise', so a learner who knows both words will infer it refers to mayonnaise that is green or made with green herbs/ingredients. This color/ingredient description pattern is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner can understand the meaning without prior exposure.

Etymology

Green mayonnaise is simply mayonnaise mixed with green herbs or chopped greens so the creamy sauce turns green. This clear picture of white sauce becoming green helps you remember it means 'mayonnaise flavored with herbs or greens'.