Meanings
adjectivelyonnaise (not comparable)
- not comparableCooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.
For dinner, we had beef with potatoes lyonnaise.
- not comparablePrepared in a style typical to Lyon.
The essential ingredients of salad lyonnaise are bacon, croutons and poached egg.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecooked with onions
Similar
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Origin
- Frenchlyonnaise“in the manner of Lyon”
- Englishlyonnaise
From French lyonnaise (“in the manner of Lyon”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech lyonský
- lyonskýin a style typical to Lyon
Finnish sipuli-, lyonilainen
- sipuli-cooked with onions
- lyonilainenin a style typical to Lyon
- lyonnaisein a style typical to Lyon
French lyonnais
- lyonnaisin a style typical to Lyon
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“lyonnaise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyonnaise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyonnaise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyonnaise.
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