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may·o

 (mā′ō)
n. Informal
Mayonnaise.
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Mayo

(ˈmeɪəʊ)
n
(Placename) a county of NW Republic of Ireland, in NW Connacht province, on the Atlantic: has many offshore islands and several large lakes. County town: Castlebar. Pop: 117 446 (2002). Area: 5397 sq km (2084 sq miles)

Mayo

(ˈmeɪəʊ)
n
(Biography) a family of US medical practitioners. They pioneered group practice and established (1903) the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Foremost among them were William Worrall Mayo (1819–1911), his sons William James Mayo (1861–1939) and Charles Horace Mayo (1865–1939), and Charles's son, Charles William Mayo (1898–1968)
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may•o

(ˈmeɪ oʊ)

n.
mayonnaise.
[by shortening; compare -o]

May•o

(ˈmeɪ oʊ)

n.
1. Charles Horace, 1865–1939, and his brother William James, 1861–1939, U.S. surgeons.
2. a county in NW Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 115,016; 2084 sq. mi. (5400 sq. km).
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mayo - egg yolks and oil and vinegarmayo - egg yolks and oil and vinegar  
mayonnaise
dressing, salad dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
green mayonnaise, sauce verte - mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber
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mayo

[ˈmeɪəʊ] n abbr (=mayonnaise) → mayo f
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mayo

n (US inf) → Mayonnaise f, → Majonäse f, → Mayo f (inf)
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Mayo's 'Kaloolah,' the enchanting dreams of many a youthful heart, will retain their charm; and this in spite of endless variations by modern explorers in the same domain.
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Under the names of Dhiouleba, Mayo, Egghirreou, Quorra, and other titles besides, it traverses an immense extent of country, and almost competes in length with the Nile.
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Men like Al Mayo and Jack McQuestion antedated him; but they had entered the land by crossing the Rockies from the Hudson Bay country to the east.
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They sledded seventy miles up the Yukon, swung to the left into the Stewart River, passed the Mayo and the McQuestion, and held on until the Stewart itself became a streamlet, threading the upstanding peaks which marked the backbone of the continent.
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Mayos typically range from 70 to 130 milligrams per tablespoon.
The new kid on the block: avocado oil mayo. Chosen Foods, Primal Kitchen, and Sir Kensington's sell mayos made with avocado oil.
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The Mayos seldom appeared in public without a suit, and a familiar picture in the clinic hallways shows Mayo standing in a suit and tie beside his horse and buggy as he makes neighboring medical rounds.
Harry Harwick, Mayo Clinic's first hospital administrator, was quoted as saying that, "One of the strongest convictions of the doctors Mayo was that the combined wisdom of a man's peers is greater than that of any individual." Harwick added, "The first and perhaps greatest lesson I learned from the Mayos was that of teamwork.
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Stephen and his family had put a plea on the internet so when the Mayos arrived, there were bags and boxes of clothes and household goods, envelopes with cards, money, gift cards and food on the table.
As Jacqueline Mayo watched the news reports predicting Hurricane Katrina's latest twist, she knew it was time to get out.
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Among the no-fats (less than a half-gram of fat per tablespoon, actually), Smart Beat Fat Free tasted the most like full-fat mayos, which have 11 to 12 grams of fat.
Mayos that are made with canola or safflower oil aren't nice replacements for regular (soybean oil) mayo, though.
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