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lyonnaise

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˌliː.əˈneɪz/
  • UK, US: /ˌlaɪ.əˈneɪz/
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  • CMU ARPABET: L AY2 AH0 N EY1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Prepared in a style typical to Lyon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The essential ingredients of salad lyonnaise are bacon, croutons and poached egg.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

cooked with onions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French lyonnaise (“in the manner of Lyon”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sipuli- — cooked with onions
  • Czech: lyonský — in a style typical to Lyon
  • Finnish: lyonilainen — in a style typical to Lyon
  • Finnish: lyonnaise — in a style typical to Lyon
  • French: lyonnais — in a style typical to Lyon