mayo

noun

ˈmā-(ˌ)ō 

: mayonnaise

Examples of mayo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Piled high into a thick, split-top bun, the tender chunks of lobster meat are mixed with a just-right amount of mayo (or with warm butter, if that’s your preference) and served with potato chips. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025

Next door at Accomplice, a casual burger joint also owned by the duo, my cheeseburger arrived with a spread of mayo infused with roasted beef bones from the Carnal kitchen. —Emily Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025

The star of the dish, the lobster, was very simple, with very little mayo and other fuss mixed in to distract from the quality of the fish. —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025

That the officiant would be a giant anthropoid jar of mayo named Manny Mayo was actually too good to be true. —Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1960, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mayo

• hold the mayo

Rhymes for mayo

• buteo
• cacao
• vireo

Geographical Definition

Mayo

geographical name

1

ˈmī-(ˌ)ō  river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long in the northwestern Mexico state of Sonora flowing southwest into the Gulf of California

2

ˈmā-(ˌ)ō  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

ˈmā-(ˌ)ō 

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