macedoine
noun/ˌmæsəˈdwɑːn/
Etymology From French Macédoine (“Macedonia”). Doublet of Macedonia.
1
A mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.
2
Figuratively A medley or mixture.
- 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.
- Synonyms
- fruit salad
- Related terms
- macedonia