macaroni
or mac·ca·ro·ni
[ mak-uh-roh-nee ]
/ ˌmæk əˈroʊ ni /
noun, plural mac·a·ro·nis, mac·a·ro·nies for 2.
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
an English dandy of the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms, clothes, etc.
Origin of macaroni
1590–1600; earlier
maccaroni < dialectal Italian, plural of
maccarone (Italian
maccherone). See
macaroon
Words nearby macaroni
macapagal arroyo,
macapá,
macaque,
macarena,
macaron,
macaroni,
macaroni cheese,
macaroni wheat,
macaronic,
macaroon,
macarthur
Example sentences from the Web for macaroni
British Dictionary definitions for macaroni
macaroni
maccaroni
/ (ˌmækəˈrəʊnɪ) /
noun plural -nis or -nies
pasta tubes made from wheat flour
(in 18th-century Britain) a dandy who affected foreign manners and style
Word Origin for macaroni
C16: from Italian (Neapolitan dialect)
maccarone, probably from Greek
makaria food made from barley