adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions. not-comparable

   "For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise."

2. 2
   Prepared in a style typical to Lyon. not-comparable

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

Adjective

1. 1
   cooked with onions wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cooked

Example

More examples

"For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise."

Etymology

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

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