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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

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

The macédoine may be used as a garnish for meat, or can be served separately in a vegetable dish.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Dish in a circle, and fill the centre with spinach, green peas, or a macédoine of mixed vegetables.

From Choice Cookery by Owen, Catherine

Then sleep in a macedoine of wild berries with cream.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

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.

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.

A macedoine of strawberries followed and a scoop of cheese.

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