perinaise

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noun

Mayonnaise made with peri-peri peppers.

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Meanings

nounperinaise (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMayonnaise 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
    2 more examples

    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

    Serve with a sauce, such as tartar sauce, parsley sauce (see page 80), garlic mayo, lemon mayo, or perinaise or hot sauce. Some lemon wedges and a fresh side salad complete the look.

    2023, Poppy O'Toole, Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Air Fryer Cookbook, page 90

Origin

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

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APA

perinaise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perinaise

MLA

“perinaise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perinaise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perinaise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perinaise.

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