Examples of mayo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It’s not overly stuffed with meat and is lightly tossed in kewpie mayo, topped with celery leaves and served with salty potato chips. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024 The quarter-pound, Wagyu sliders are served on small brioche buns with kewpie mayo and American cheese. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 Favorites include ketchup, mayo, mustard, soy sauce, wasabi and hot sauce. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024 Aged beef tartare, nasturtium mayo, and rose petal vinaigrette served at El Chato in Bogotá Courtesy El Chato El Chato's Alvaro Clavijo helped guide the restaurant to the number two spot on the list. Sorrel Moseley-Williams, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for mayo 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mayo was circa 1960

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“Mayo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayo. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Mayo

geographical name

1
ˈmī-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce Mayo (audio) river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long in the northwestern Mexico state of Sonora flowing southwest into the Gulf of California
2
ˈmā-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce Mayo (audio) county of northwestern Ireland on the Atlantic in Connacht; capital Castlebar area 2084 square miles (5418 square kilometers), population 130,638

Biographical Definition

Mayo

biographical name

Charles Horace 1865–1939 and his brother William James 1861–1939 American surgeons

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