mayo
/ˈmeɪ.əʊ//ˈmeɪəʊ/
mayo noun: a white person. Also the clipping of mayonnaise.
Noun (1)
mayo (countable and uncountable, plural mayos)
- A white person.
- Synonyms:
- white person
- Exaggeration.
- Judging by the scorecard, Skull may have laid a dollop of mayo on the story, but who cares when the story is that well told?2017 November 20, Rudi Edsall, “Kerry O'Keeffe's hilarious story about the one time he captained Australia”, in Triple M
- [Twomey:] Let's start with one you've never been asked in an interview: did you know Patrick Cripps pulled your hair last week?
[Smith:] That's a good question. We laughed about it during the game because I put a bit of mayo on it to see if I could milk a free kick.2023 May 22, Cal Twomey, quoting Twomey and Bailey Smith, “'I'm in a good space now': Gun Dog on life in the spotlight”, in AFL Media; Western Bulldogs
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Mayo
Mayo
- A county of Ireland.
- A village in County Mayo, Ireland.
- A townland in County Down, Northern Ireland.
- A municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
- A village in Yukon, Canada.
- A town, the county seat of Lafayette County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.
- A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
- A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Mayo
Mayo (plural Mayos)
- A surname.
Noun (2) capitalized: Mayo
Mayo
- A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in the northern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.
- Synonyms:
- Yoreme
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Mayo
Mayo
- A Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Mono people of northern Mexico.
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Mayo
Mayo
- A town in southwest Ivory Coast.
Also used as
mayo is also the clipping of mayonnaise.
mayo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mayo in Hindi
- मेयो, मायो
mayo in Tamil
- மாயோ, மயோ
mayo in Marathi
- मेयो, मायो
mayo in Urdu
- میو
More languagesFewer languages
- mayo in Bengali
- মায়ো, মেয়ো
- mayo in Telugu
- మాయో, మయో, మేయో
- mayo in Malayalam
- മയോ, മായോ
- mayo in Kannada
- ಮೇಯೊ, ಮಾಯೊ, ಮಾಯೋ
- mayo in Punjabi
- ਮੇਯੋ, ਮੇਓ
- mayo in Gujarati
- મેયો, માયો
- mayo in Odia
- ମେଯ଼ୋ, ମାଯ଼ୋ
- mayo in Nepali
- मेयो, मायो
Synonyms of mayo
- white person
- Yoreme
Forms of mayo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mayos |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Mayos |
Origin of mayo
The name of the village and county in Ireland is from Irish Maigh Eo (“plain of yew trees”).
From the Middle English personal name Mayheu, equivalent to Matthew.
From Mayo [Term?] (“people of the riverbank”), in reference to the Mayo River.
Words formed from mayo
Phrases with mayo
Words that rhyme with mayo
Questions about mayo
- What does mayo mean?
- Mayo means a white person.
- What is mayo in Hindi?
- Mayo in Hindi is मेयो, मायो. See Mayo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mayo?
- Mayo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mayo?
- Mayo is pronounced /ˈmeɪ.əʊ/.
- What is the plural of mayo?
- The plural of mayo is mayos.
Words near mayo in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mayo (page history and authors); Mayo (page history and authors); mayo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mayo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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