macaronic

adjective

mac·a·ron·ic ˌma-kə-ˈrä-nik

: characterized by a mixture of vernacular words with Latin words or with non-Latin words having Latin endings

: characterized by a mixture of two languages

macaronic noun

Examples of macaronic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The term macaronic postdates the earliest of these carols. —

Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2021 The cinema is incredibly macaronic and incredibly deep. —

Tre'vell Anderson, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018 A Hymn to the Virgin,’ with that macaronic text and that Jacob’s ladder up to the lines ‘ —

Nico Muhly, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2017

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