Meaning
fruit salad
- a dessert made of mixed diced fresh fruits, often sweetened
In a sentence
Per dessert prendo una macedonia di frutta fresca.
For dessert I'll have a fresh fruit salad.
Vuoi un po' di gelato sopra la macedonia?
Do you want some ice cream on top of the fruit salad?
In estate prepariamo spesso una macedonia per merenda.
In the summer we often make a fruit salad for an afternoon snack.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| macedonia | feminine · singular |
| macedonie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- When lowercase, it refers to fruit salad; with a capital M, it refers to the country North Macedonia.
- Typically served cold, sometimes with lemon juice or a scoop of gelato.