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macaroni

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
mac·a·ro·ni Listen to the pronunciation of macaroni
Pronunciation:
\ˌma-kə-ˈrō-nē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Italian maccheroni, plural of maccherone, from Italian dialect maccarone dumpling, macaroni
Date:
1599
1: pasta made from semolina and shaped in the form of slender tubes2plural macaronis or macaronies [Macaroni Club, a group of such Englishmen] a: a member of a class of traveled young Englishmen of the late 18th and early 19th centuries who affected foreign ways b: an affected young man : fop3: macaroni penguin


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