noun
Meaning 1
A mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
macedoine
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/ˌmæsəˈdwɑːn/
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rhymes with -ɑːn
noun
Meaning 2
A medley or mixture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- 1937, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and Others', Overlook, Woodstock: 2002, pp 112-113. It was as if a shell had burst in my immediate neighbourhood... A gaping chasm opened in the hillside. The air became full of a sort of macedoine of grass, dirt, flowers and beetles.
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noun
Meaning 3
mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: dish
History
Etymology
From French Macédoine (“Macedonia”). Doublet of Macedonia.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: hedelmäsalaatti — mixture of diced vegetables or fruit
- Spanish: macedonia — mixture of diced vegetables or fruit