Pronounced: FAY-tuhr, noun
Notes: A word I can use!
Yesterday’s word
The word macédoine means
- a confused mixture; medley
- a mixture of fruits or vegetables served as a salad or cocktail or in a jellied dessert or used in a sauce or as a garnish
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1800s (but see Comments below)
Background / Comments
The first definition above was the original meaning; the second meaning came about later in the century. Macédoine is the French name for Macedonia – this region was historically home to a rich variety of population (that is, many ethnic groups). The word began to be used as a generic term for any kind of wildly jumbled mixture.
