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

This small cocotte is ideal for making individual servings of chilis, stews, and dips or for heating up and serving sauces and aioli. —Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2025

Jungsik serves a nine-course tasting menu with dishes like yellowtail kimbap with truffle rice and seaweed bugak, octopus with gochucjang aioli, and wagyu short rib galbi with naengmyun. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025

Cozy up to the brick fireplace and indulge in house specialities like pretzel sticks with warm beer cheese, sriracha aioli, and pub mustard, and pan-seared New Bedford scallops with Mozambique risotto. —Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

The spicy smashburger pick features pepper jack cheese, pineapple relish, shredded lettuce, pickled jalapenos, and pineapple habanero aioli. —Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Occitan, from ai garlic + oli oil

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for aioli

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