First Known Use: 1599
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macaroni
noun mac·a·ro·ni \ˌma-kə-ˈrō-nē\
: a type of pasta in the shape of small curved tubes
Full Definition of MACARONI
1
: pasta made from semolina and shaped in the form of slender tubes
2
plural macaronis or macaronies [Macaroni Club, a group of such Englishmen] a : a member of a class of traveled young Englishmen of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who affected foreign ways b : an affected young man : fop
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Origin of MACARONI
Italian maccheroni, plural of maccherone, from Italian dialect maccarone dumpling, macaroni
Related to MACARONI
- Synonyms
- beau, Beau Brummell, buck, dude, fop, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, dandy, pretty boy, toff [chiefly British]
Rhymes with MACARONI
MACARONI Defined for Kids
macaroni
noun mac·a·ro·ni \ˌma-kə-ˈrō-nē\
Definition of MACARONI for Kids
: pasta in the shape of little curved tubes
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