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macaroni

Syllabification: (mac·a·ro·ni)
Pronunciation: /ˌmakəˈrōnē/

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Definition of macaroni

noun (plural macaronies)

  • 1a variety of pasta formed in narrow tubes.
  • 2an 18th-century British dandy affecting Continental fashions.

Origin:

late 16th century: from Italian maccaroni (now usually spelled maccheroni), plural of maccarone, from late Greek makaria 'food made from barley'

Spell macaroni with one c and one r: it is an Italian word.

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