macédoine

[mas-i-dwahn]

noun

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

2. a medley.

macedoine

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of macédoine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of macédoine¹

C19: from French, literally: Macedonian, alluding to the mixture of nationalities in Macedonia