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macaroni
or ···Ծ
[ mak-uh-roh-nee ]
noun
plural macaronis, macaronies
- small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- an English dandy of the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms, clothes, etc.
macaroni
/ ˌæəˈəʊɪ /
noun
- pasta tubes made from wheat flour
- (in 18th-century Britain) a dandy who affected foreign manners and style
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Word History and Origins
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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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