macedoine of fruit
- noun
- /ˌmæsəˈdɔɪn əv frut/
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macedonia de frutas
- For dessert, we enjoyed a delicious macedoine of fruit made with fresh strawberries, oranges, and kiwi.
Examples
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The chef presented a colorful macedoine of fruit at the end of the meal, showcasing the season's best fruits.
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Every summer, I make a refreshing macedoine of fruit to celebrate the variety of fruits in my garden.
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"One macedoine of fruit, beef Oriental, rice, carrots... coffee, apple pie a la mode. "
Synonyms
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1.0
A mix of different fresh fruits served as a dessert
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2.3
A mix of small pieces of different fruits often packed in sweet syrup
A mix of chopped fruit served as a dessert
A dish of fruit and vegetables cut into small pieces served hot or cold
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
macedoine + of + fruit
The headword 'macedoine' is a specialized culinary borrowing (from French) whose meaning 'a mixed/diced preparation' is not predictable from the literal words 'of' and 'fruit' alone. Although 'fruit' signals the content, a B1 learner who only knows the literal constituents would not reliably infer 'a mixture of diced fruits' (some Romance-language speakers might guess, but the term is generally language-specific and non-compositional).
Etymology
Macedoine of fruit may come from an old French word macédoine that meant a 'mixed group' of people from the region of Macedonia. Because the dessert is a mix of many small, diced fruits, the name began to be used for this 'mixture' of fruit.