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fritessaus

fritessaus noun: a Dutch condiment resembling sweetened mayonnaise, often served on French fries.

fritessaus: a Dutch condiment resembling sweetened mayonnaise, often served on French fries
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Noun

fritessaus (uncountable)

  1. A Dutch condiment resembling sweetened mayonnaise, often served on French fries.
    • Patat (french fries) are served with fritessaus (mayonnaise).2007, George McDonald, Anto Howard, Essential Amsterdam, Heathrow, F.L.: AA Publishing, →ISBN, page 12
    • Good stuff such as smoked-onion relish, green-tomato chow chow, and bacon-and-blue-cheese aioli. And don't forget the fritessaus.2013 January 25, Anne Marie Panoringan, quoting Scott Brandon, “Coming Soon!”, in Gustavo Arellano, editor, OC Weekly, volume 18, number 22, Orange County, C.A.: Kurtis Barton, page 23

Examples of fritessaus in a sentence

  • In some parts of the Netherlands, fritessaus – a sweeter form of mayonnaise – is more popular.2015 November 9, Philip Oltermann, “How do you like your chips?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2023:
  • Albert Heijn is a good source for basics like […] mayonnaise-like fritessaus in a tube.2016 July 8, Karen Burshtein, “The Top Attraction on Your Next Vacation? It Might Be the Food Store”, in Vogue, archived from the original...
  • The Netherlands speciality is fritessaus – a type of mayonnaise and basically joy in a pot.2020 July 21, Ryan Bassil, “Holidays in the UK Near London: How to Have a European Mini Break at Home”, in VICE, archived from the original...
  • In Holland it is called 'fritessaus' (fries sauce) and is sweeter and usually has less fat than an American mayo.[2022 June 9, Caroline Bologna, “The Best Dipping Sauces For French Fries That Aren't Ketchup”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on...

Origin of fritessaus

Borrowed from Dutch fritessaus, from frites (“French fries”) + saus (“sauce”).

Questions about fritessaus

What does fritessaus mean?
Fritessaus means a Dutch condiment resembling sweetened mayonnaise, often served on French fries.
How do you use fritessaus in a sentence?
In some parts of the Netherlands, fritessaus – a sweeter form of mayonnaise – is more popular.
What part of speech is fritessaus?
Fritessaus is a noun.

Words near fritessaus in the dictionary

  1. Fritchers
  2. Fritches
  3. Fritchley
  4. Fritchman
  5. Fritchmans
  6. fritessaus
  7. fritflies
  8. fritfly
  9. frith
  10. frith stool
  11. frith stools

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