mahonesa
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maoˈnesa/ [ma.oˈne.sa]
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: ma‧ho‧ne‧sa
Noun
mahonesa f (plural mahonesas)
- female equivalent of mahonés (“inhabitant of Mahón”)
- alternative form of mayonesa (“mayonnaise”)
- (botany) Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima
- Synonyms: alhelí, alhelí de Mahón
Adjective
mahonesa
- feminine of mahonés
Further reading
- “mahonés”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024