Macedoine
//ˌmæsəˈdwɑːn// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mixture of diced vegetables or fruit served as a salad.
- 2 mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold wordnet
- 3 A medley or mixture. figuratively
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From French Macédoine (“Macedonia”). Doublet of Macedonia.
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