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Meaning of Mayo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmeɪ.əʊ

Definitions

  1. Clipping of mayonnaise.
  2. A county of Ireland.
  3. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
  4. A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.
  5. A town in southwest Ivory Coast.
  6. A white person.
  7. A village in County Mayo, Ireland.
  8. Exaggeration.
  9. A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  10. A municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  11. A village in Yukon, Canada.
  12. A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.
  13. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.
  14. A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
  15. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
  16. A surname.

Equivalents

العربية ميونيز
Suomi majo
Français mayo
Gaeilge Maigh Eo
日本語 マヨ メイヨー
Kurdî mayo
Русский Мэ́йо

Examples

“Pass me the mayo, please.”
“Judging by the scorecard, Skull may have laid a dollop of mayo on the story, but who cares when the story is that well told?”
“[Twomey:] Let's start with one you've never been asked in an interview: did you know Patrick Cripps pulled your hair last week? [Smith:] That's a good question. We laughed about it during the game because I put a bit of mayo on it to see if I could milk a free kick.”
“…he played a forward defensive shot, and he held it like it was a beautiful cover drive, and someone said, "Oh, mate, stop adding the mayo! It's just a forward defensive, you flog!"”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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