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perinaise

perinaise noun: mayonnaise made with peri-peri peppers.

Noun

perinaise (uncountable)

  1. Mayonnaise made with peri-peri peppers.
    • PERI MAYONNAISE / Combine good-quality mayonnaise with peri-peri sauce (see page 191) to taste, or use ready-made perinaise.2011, Marc Hirschowitz, Savour
    • No doubt she had a laundry basket on her hip or was whisking a perinaise sauce, little Brady careening off the walls and wanting to be out on the waves with his brothers.2021, Karen Swan, Midnight in the Snow

Origin of perinaise

Blend of peri-peri + mayonnaise; introduced as a trademark (styled PERinaise) of the Nando's restaurant chain.

Questions about perinaise

What does perinaise mean?
Perinaise means mayonnaise made with peri-peri peppers.
What part of speech is perinaise?
Perinaise is a noun.

Words near perinaise in the dictionary

  1. perimysiums
  2. Perin
  3. perinaea
  4. perinaeal
  5. perinaeum
  6. perinaise
  7. perinarial
  8. perinasal
  9. perinatal
  10. perinatality
  11. perinatally

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