macedoine of vegetables

8.4

A cold mix of vegetables cut into small pieces served as a salad or side

noun
/ˌmæsəˈdɔɪn əv ˈvɛdʒtəblz/

: macedonia de verduras

The chef prepared a fresh macedoine of vegetables for the appetizer.

Examples

The chef served a delicious macedoine of vegetables alongside the roasted chicken.
Can you pass me the macedoine of vegetables?
A classic French menu often includes a starter of macedoine of vegetables in vinaigrette.
She added a macedoine of vegetables to her picnic basket for a healthy snack.
A classic French menu often includes a starter of macedoine of vegetables in vinaigrette.
The chef served a delicious macedoine of vegetables alongside the roasted chicken.
She added a macedoine of vegetables to her picnic basket for a healthy snack.

Synonyms

salad

vsmacedoine of vegetables

550 1.0

A cold dish of small pieces of vegetables often served with a dressing

is specifically a small diced vegetable mix served as garnish or cold side

macédoine

vsmacedoine of vegetables

9.9

A dish of fruit and vegetables cut into small pieces served hot or cold

is limited to vegetable mixes usually served cold as salad or garnish

jardiniere

vsmacedoine of vegetables

Specialized

9.6

A small side of cooked mixed vegetables served with meat or fish

is a diced vegetable mix used raw or cold as a salad or garnish

How Fine

puree

29 3.0

macedoine of vegetables

8.4

to hash

1 2.7

sliced

1.0

Surface Forms

macedoine of vegetables singular

macedoines of vegetables plural

Morphology

macedoine + of + vegetable

The key lexical item 'macedoine' is a borrowed culinary term (from French macédoine) whose meaning ('a small diced mixture') is not analyzable from English morphology, so a B1 learner who only knows 'of' and 'vegetable' would not be able to derive the phrase meaning. Because understanding the MWE depends on knowing this specific lexical item rather than productive combination rules, the expression is not transparently compositional for typical learners.

Etymology

Macedoine of vegetables comes from a French cooking word that may mean 'mixture'. Cooks used macedoine to name a small, even mix of diced vegetables, so the phrase now means 'a mixture of small, diced vegetables'.