mahonesa

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maoˈnesa/ [ma.oˈne.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ma‧ho‧ne‧sa

Noun

mahonesa f (plural mahonesas)

1. female equivalent of mahonés (“inhabitant of Mahón”)
2. Alternative form of mayonesa (“mayonnaise”)
3. (botany) Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima

   Synonyms: alhelí, alhelí de Mahón

Adjective

mahonesa

1. feminine of mahonés

Further reading

• “mahonés”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28