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macedonia

fruit salad

noun mah-cheh-DOH-nyah Less Common
Food & Drink Fruits

Origin: Named after Macedonia, alluding to the mix of peoples in the region

Usage Note

Macedonia in Italian primarily means a fresh fruit salad (cut seasonal fruits, often with lemon juice and sugar), not the country — though the country shares the same spelling (usually capitalized: Macedonia). The food sense is lowercase and very common in cafés and restaurants. It also has a figurative sense of a confused mixture: 'una macedonia di lingue' (a jumble of languages).

Examples

"D'estate ordino sempre una macedonia fresca."

Natural Translation

In summer I always order a fresh fruit salad.

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