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Mahon
Spanish/Catalan · 1700s
"a port city on Menorca"
the capital of Menorca, said to be the birthplace of the creamy egg-and-oil sauce
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mahonnaise
French · 1750s
"a rich, creamy egg-and-oil sauce"
adapted in French for the rich, creamy sauce named after the city
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mayonnaise
English · 1820s
"a creamy condiment made from egg yolk and oil"
settled as the English word for the creamy condiment
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