Macaroni
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The type of macaroni called penne.
Noun
Macaroni (uncountable)- (uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes.
- (used by Italian-Americans, especially in Philadelphia and New Jersey) A generic term for pasta.
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Noun
Macaroni (plural Macaronies)- (pejorative) In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a man who dressed and often spoke in an ostentatiously affected and effeminate manner.
- A sort of droll or fool; a fop; – applied especially to English fops of about 1775.
See also
Thesaurus
Beau Brummel, Italian paste, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, clotheshorse, coxcomb, dandy, dude, dumpling, exquisite, fashion plate, fedellini, fettuccine, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, knaydlach, lady-killer, lasagne, lounge lizard, man-about-town, masher, matzo balls, noodles, pasta, paste, puppy, ravioli, spaetzle, spaghetti, spaghettini, spark, sport, swell, vermicelli, won ton, ziti
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /mæk.əˈɹəʊ.ni/, SAMPA: /m{k.@"r\@U.ni/
- (US) enPR: măk'ə-rōʹnē, IPA: /ˌmækəˈɹoʊni/, SAMPA: /%m{k@"r\oUni/
- Rhymes: -əʊni
Etymology 1
Simplifcation of Italian maccheroni (“macaroni”)
Etymology 2
Adopted by those who had visited Italy on the Grand Tour to mean anything fashionable
Translations
Noun
type of pasta
generic pasta — see pasta
Anagrams
French
Noun
Macaroni m. (plural Macaronis)
- (usually plural) macaroni
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ma.ka.ʁɔ.ni/
