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

The fact would seem to be that the art of letter-writing is a sort of mosaic or macédoine of nearly all departments of the general Art of Literature.

From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George

There never was a more curious macédoine than this story.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

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

Cover the bottom of a plate with macaroni and cover this first layer with grated cheese and with some vegetables in macédoine, that is, chopped fine and fried brown with butter.

From The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well by Gentile, Maria