a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
a medley.
a hot or cold mixture of diced vegetables
a mixture of fruit served in a syrup or in jelly
any mixture; medley
1810–20; < French, after Macédoine Macedonia, probably an allusion to the variety of peoples in the region
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My interpretation of the latter was a fruit macédoine, a salad of finely diced fruit.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2018
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
It is to be hoped she is: for the novel is a sort of macédoine of Irish history, folk-lore, scenery, and what not, done up in a syrup of love-making quant. suff.
From The English Novel 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
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