macaroni
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mac·a·ro·ni
noun \ˌma-kə-ˈrō-nē\Definition of MACARONI
1
: pasta made from semolina and shaped in the form of slender tubes
2
plural 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 : fop
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See Examples of MACARONI
- <the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music>
Origin of MACARONI
Italian maccheroni, plural of maccherone, from Italian dialect maccarone dumpling, macaroni
First Known Use: 1599
Related to MACARONI
- Synonyms
- beau, Beau Brummell, buck, dude, fop, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, dandy, pretty boy, toff [chiefly British]
Rhymes with MACARONI
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