aioli

noun

ai·​o·​li (ˌ)ī-ˈō-lē How to pronounce aioli (audio)
(ˌ)ā-
: a mayonnaise flavored with garlic and sometimes other ingredients (such as red pepper)

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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 See All Example Sentences for aioli

Word History

Etymology

Occitan, from ai garlic + oli oil

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aioli was in 1846

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“Aioli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aioli. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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