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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

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

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

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

From Choice Cookery by Owen, Catherine

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

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary