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• macédoine
  macédoine

  noun

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

  noun

  a hot or cold mixture of diced vegetables

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

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

From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2018

Make the salad of string beans, asparagus, or a macédoine of vegetables.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

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

It is not necessary to pass anything whatever with melon or grapefruit, or a macédoine of fruit, or a canapé.

From Etiquette by Post, Emily

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

Then sleep in a macedoine of wild berries with cream.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

A macedoine of strawberries followed and a scoop of cheese.

From The Blotting Book by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)

In the centre of the dish place a piece of bread in the shape of a cup and fill this with a macedoine of vegetables.

From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Waters, W. G., Mrs.

With calves liver, macedoine or vegetables and brown sauce.

From Civic League Cook Book by

Then fill in the cavities with a macedoine of cooked vegetables and add a little cream to each.

From The Cook's Decameron: a study in taste, containing over two hundred recipes for Italian dishes by Waters, W. G., Mrs.