Examples of mayo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sobre las 8 de la noche de este martes 21 de mayo se conoció que el reconocido compositor y cantante de vallenato Ómar Geles falleció en la Clínica Erasmo de Valledupar. Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 22 May 2024 What's on the food menu at House of Honey? House of Honey offers a selection of bagel sandwiches, including a peanut butter and honey bagel ($4.50) and a Lunch Break sandwich ($8.24) made with turkey, lettuce, cheese, avocado and mayo. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for mayo 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mayo was circa 1960

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“Mayo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mayo. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Geographical Definition

Mayo

geographical name

1
ˈmī-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce Mayo (audio) river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long in the northwestern Mexico state of Sonora flowing southwest into the Gulf of California
2
ˈmā-(ˌ)ō How to pronounce Mayo (audio) county of northwestern Ireland on the Atlantic in Connacht; capital Castlebar area 2084 square miles (5418 square kilometers), population 130,638

Biographical Definition

Mayo

biographical name

Charles Horace 1865–1939 and his brother William James 1861–1939 American surgeons

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