aioli

noun

ai·​o·​li (ˌ)ī-ˈō-lē 

(ˌ)ā-

: a mayonnaise flavored with garlic and sometimes other ingredients (such as red pepper)

Examples of aioli in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are more than half-a-dozen on the menu, and the very good chicken turns excellent when dunked in a tomatillo vinaigrette, say, or a three-herb pesto or potent fish-sauce aioli. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 May 2025

Then there’s the surprisingly complex Cabbage Cabbage Cabbage, where smoked fat crisps the leaves, served with a bright scallion aioli. —Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025

Velvet Taco: Back for the day, the 420 Blazin’ Taco is packed with mac and cheese, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos chicken tenders, chile aioli and fruity pebbles — all wrapped in a flour tortilla for $4.20. —Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025

There’s also a small plates menu with stars like a beef carpaccio with truffle aioli and an impressive two-tiered cheese plate. —Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Occitan, from ai garlic + oli oil

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aioli

• acholi
• emboli
• sertoli
• unholy
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