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Word: Macaroni
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Italian maccaroni (now usually spelled maccheroni), plural of maccarone, perhaps from late Greek makaria ‘food made from barley’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmakəˈrəʊni
Dialects: British English
Definition:
pasta in the shape of narrow tubes.
Short Definition:pasta in shape of narrow tubes
Definition:
an 18th-century British dandy who imitated continental fashions.
Short Definition:18th-century British dandy who imitated continental fashions
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