m 3 a 1 y 4 o 1 n 1 n 1 a 1 i 1 s 1 e 1
10 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun egg yolks and oil and vinegar
originUnadapted borrowing from French mayonnaise, possibly named after the city of Maó (Mahón in Spanish), Minorca, whence the recipe was brought back to France. Compare Spanish mahonesa. Alternative suggested origins include the city of Bayonne (bayonnaise); the Duke of Mayenne and the words manier (“to handle”) in French or moyeu (“eye yolk”) in Old French.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- anonyms 12
- minyans 12
- anonym 11
- minyan 11
- moneys 11
- myosin 11
- simony 11
- yamens 11
- yeoman 11
- anomy 10
- mayan 10
- mayas 10