macédoine

American  

[mas-i-dwahn] / ˌmæs ɪˈdwɑn /

noun

1. a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.

2. a medley.

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macedoine British  

/ ˌmæsɪˈdwɑːn /

noun

1. a hot or cold mixture of diced vegetables

2. a mixture of fruit served in a syrup or in jelly

3. any mixture; medley

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Etymology

Origin of macédoine

1810–20; < French, after Macédoine Macedonia, probably an allusion to the variety of peoples in the region

Example Sentences

My interpretation of the latter was a fruit macédoine, a salad of finely diced fruit.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2018

Arrange lettuce leaves like a cup, and place the macédoine in the center.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Boars' heads, meat pies, salade macédoine, coeur de palmier, hollandaise were washed down with magnums and quarts of Irroy brut, 1900, Pol Roger, Chambertin, graceful Bohemian crystal goblets of Liebfraumilch and Johannisberger Schloss-Auslese.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl

It is also served with a garniture of mushrooms or onions, or with a macédoine, or on a purée of spinach, or of sorrel.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre

A macédoine may be served with any meat—roasted, baked, or broiled.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre