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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmacedonia di frutta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: matʃeˈdɔːnja di ˈfruːtta
"Ho preparato una macedonia di frutta fresca per colazione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dish consisting of various kinds of fruit, sometimes cut in small pieces, with or without a liquid, syrup, or dressing.
"We served a refreshing fruit salad with dessert at the summer picnic." - 2
A jumbled mixture of disparate things, elements, or people.
"His speech was a fruit salad of unrelated political ideas and anecdotes."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a combination of 'fruit', derived from the Old French 'fruct' and Latin 'fructus', and 'salad', originating from the Old French 'salade' and Latin 'salata' meaning 'salted'. The compound noun came into popular usage in the 19th century to describe a culinary dish made of various kinds of fruit, often cut into pieces.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fruit salad" is said worldwide
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salade de fruits
Transliteration: salad de frwi
"La salade de fruits est un dessert léger et rafraîchissant."
Obstsalat
Transliteration: opst.zaˈlaːt
"Zum Nachtisch gab es frischen Obstsalat mit Sahne."
macedonia di frutta
Transliteration: matʃeˈdɔːnja di ˈfruːtta
"Ho preparato una macedonia di frutta fresca per colazione."
macedonia de frutas
Transliteration: maseˈðonja de ˈfɾutas
"Comimos macedonia de frutas después de la cena."
salada de frutas
Transliteration: saˈladɐ dʒi ˈfɾutas
"A salada de frutas é rica em vitaminas."
फ्रूट सलाद
Transliteration: fruṭ salaḍ
"गर्मियों में फ्रूट सलाद खाना बहुत अच्छा लगता है।"
水果沙拉
Transliteration: shuǐguǒ shālā
"饭后我们吃了一碗新鲜的水果沙拉。"
과일 샐러드
Transliteration: gwail saelleodeu
"후식으로 상큼한 과일 샐러드를 먹었어요."
フルーツサラダ
Transliteration: furuutsu sarada
"デザートに甘いフルーツサラダを作りました。"
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