aioli
[ ahy-oh-lee, ey-oh-; French a-yaw-lee ]
/ aɪˈoʊ li, eɪˈoʊ-; French a yɔˈli /
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noun Cooking.
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
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Origin of aioli
1895–1900; <French aïoli<Provençal, equivalent to ai garlic (<Latin allium) + oli oil (<Latin oleum;see oil)
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How to use aioli in a sentence
Aioli is a Mediterranean mayonnaise and “the dressing,” the French say, “is the soul of the salad.”
British Dictionary definitions for aioli
aïoli
/ (aɪˈəʊlɪ, eɪ-) /
noun
garlic mayonnaise
Word Origin for aïoli
from French ail garlic
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