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macaroni

or ···Ծ

[ mak-uh-roh-nee ]

noun

plural macaronis, macaronies
  1. small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
  2. an English dandy of the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms, clothes, etc.


macaroni

/ ˌæəˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. pasta tubes made from wheat flour
  2. (in 18th-century Britain) a dandy who affected foreign manners and style
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macaroni1

1590–1600; earlier maccaroni < dialectal Italian, plural of maccarone ( Italian maccherone ). See macaroon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macaroni1

C16: from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) maccarone, probably from Greek makaria food made from barley
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“In the 19th and early 20th century, spaghetti was the dried macaroni in the U.S.,”

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Fisherman fear they will be forced to battle with vast chunks of ice, and it could affect some macaroni penguins feeding in the area.

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Marian remembers how Elianne loved doing things for her family - whether it was cooking macaroni cheese or doing hair for her cousins and friends.

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She throws a log on the fire and sets out a lunch of Hawaiian barbecue, rice and macaroni.

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Then came the “Wicked” instant macaroni and cheese from Walmart’s Great Value label.

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