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macaroni
(mak′ə rō′nē)
noun
- pasta in the form of tubes or in various other shapes, often baked with cheese, ground meat, etc.
- pl. macaronies an English dandy in the 18th cent. who affected foreign mannerisms and fashions
Origin: It maccaroni, maccheroni, pl. of maccherone < LGr makaria, food of broth and barley groats, sacrificial cake made from such mixture, lit., blessed (cake) < Gr, bliss < makar, blessed
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noun
- pl. macaroni Pasta in any of various hollow shapes, especially short curved tubes.
- pl. macaroni or mac·a·ro·nies a. A well-traveled young Englishman of the 18th and 19th centuries who affected foreign customs and manners.b. A fop.
Origin:
Origin: Italian dialectal maccaroni
Origin: , pl. of maccarone, dumpling, macaroni
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