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aioli

/(ˌ)aɪˈoʊli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
ai-o-li
IPA
/(ˌ)aɪˈoʊli/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French aïoli, from Occitan alhòli, from alh (“garlic”) + òli (“oil”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /(ˌ)aɪˈoʊli/
  • British English: /aɪˈəʊlɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aiolis (plural) aïoli (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

mayonnaise rouille

Synonyms

aioli sauce garlic sauce

Rhymes With

holy slowly wholly poly foley goalie lowly unholy rowley guacamole ravioli moly

Questions

How do you pronounce aioli?
The recorded pronunciation is /(ˌ)aɪˈoʊli/.
What does aioli mean?
A type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.
Where does aioli come from?
It is traced to French.

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