macedonia

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English

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Noun

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macedonia (plural macedonias)

  1. (cooking) Alternative form of macédoine
    • 1991, New York Magazine, volume 24, number 50, page 94:
      Try the whole filet mignon, roast duckling, green lasagna, choucroute garni, Cornish hens, and the macedonia of fruit made each day.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Macedonia, probably referring to the great ethnic variety that distinguished that region.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.t͡ʃeˈdɔ.nja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnja
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧dò‧nia

Noun

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macedonia f (plural macedonie)

  1. (cooking) fruit salad (often tinned)
  2. (figurative) a mixture of heterogeneous elements; a mishmash, medley

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Spanish

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Etymology

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The sense “fruit salad” via French macédoine.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /maθeˈdonja/ [ma.θeˈð̞o.nja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maseˈdonja/ [ma.seˈð̞o.nja]
  • Rhymes: -onja
  • Syllabification: ma‧ce‧do‧nia

Noun

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macedonia f (plural macedonias)

  1. fruit salad
    Synonym: ensalada de frutas
  2. female equivalent of macedonio

Adjective

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macedonia

  1. feminine singular of macedonio

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