Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Cooked with onions.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Lyonnese: specifically applied in cookery to a style of serving potatoes, etc., with a sauce of butter, parsley, and sometimes onions.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Cookery) Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and heated in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and parsley.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Cooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.
  • adjective Prepared in a style typical to Lyons.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective cooked with onions

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From French (à la) Lyonnaise, (in the manner) of Lyon, from Lyon.]

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From French lyonnaise ("in the manner of Lyons").

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Examples

  • Anyway, good luck with the princess wedding dress! petite lyonnaise |

    feedback 2008

  • Is there a chance of there being a (even fuzzy) glimpse of the future Mr-petiteanglaise? petite lyonnaise |

    not for sale on ebay, yet 2008

  • The modern glass building now the home of just under 60 commerçants and restaurants was finished in the early 70's and has evolved into the haut lieu of la gastronomie lyonnaise, rather surprising when one steps into the glass and cement building.

    Jamie Schler: A Side Trip to Lyons: Le Marché 2010

  • The modern glass building now the home of just under 60 commerçants and restaurants was finished in the early 70's and has evolved into the haut lieu of la gastronomie lyonnaise, rather surprising when one steps into the glass and cement building.

    Jamie Schler: A Side Trip to Lyons: Le Marché 2010

  • Friday, I precooked some of my Thanksgiving dishes—lyonnaise potato gratin, sausage and cornbread stuffing—in between hours of mapping out exactly how the stencil would go on the wall and testing my painting techniques on cardboard.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • Friday, I precooked some of my Thanksgiving dishes—lyonnaise potato gratin, sausage and cornbread stuffing—in between hours of mapping out exactly how the stencil would go on the wall and testing my painting techniques on cardboard.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • Friday, I precooked some of my Thanksgiving dishes—lyonnaise potato gratin, sausage and cornbread stuffing—in between hours of mapping out exactly how the stencil would go on the wall and testing my painting techniques on cardboard.

    Falling Apart in One Piece Stacy Morrison 2010

  • For lunch I ordered sardines on toast, pickled herring, a grilled mutton chop, buttered green beans, pommes lyonnaise and lemon sherbert.

    What I Ate On Mars 2009

  • For lunch I ordered sardines on toast, pickled herring, a grilled mutton chop, buttered green beans, pommes lyonnaise and lemon sherbert.

    What I Ate On Mars 2009

  • For seafood, the grilled Atlantic salmon pairs beautifully with the beurre mueniere (lemon butter sauce), the steamed asparagus and pommes lyonnaise.

    Experience The Fine Art of Modern Cuisine at “eatz. at the desert” Restaurant 2007

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