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Meaning of macaroni in English
Pronunciation
/ˌmækəˈroʊni/
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Noun
macaroni
Etymology
late 17th century: from Italian maccaroni (now usually spelled maccheroni), plural of maccarone, from late Greek makaria‘food made from barley’
Definitions
1.
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
Examples
« Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni »
2.
pasta in the form of slender tubes