noun · countable / uncountable · rare

macaroni

macaroni · macaronis · macaronies

макарони

макароны, рожки

Makkaroni

A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with…A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this.

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UK/mæk.əˈɹəʊ.ni/US/ˌmæk.əˈɹoʊ.ni/

» Do you like the macaroni and cheese?

Ты любишь макароны с сыром?

Meaning

10 senses

(uncountable)A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this.
Makkaroni
макаро́ныmakaróny, рожки́rožkí
макаро́ниmakaróny
pasta in the form of slender tubes
(countable, derogatory, historical)A dandy or fop, particularly in the 18th century a young Englishman who had travelled in Europe and subsequently dressed and spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner.
a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
(Caribbean, countable, historical)A 19th-century quarter-silver dollar coin, typically a full 2-real coin or a quarter clipping of an 8-real coin from Central or South America.
(countable, ethnic, slur)Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”).
(Australia, slang, uncountable)Nonsense; meaningless talk.
(broadly, informal, obsolete, uncountable)Pasta, particularly thicker noodles, spaghetti.
(obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of gnocchi (“Italian dumpling made of potato or semolina”).
(Scotland, countable, obsolete)Synonym of lizard canary.
(obsolete, uncountable)A mix of languages in macaronic verse.
(obsolete)A macaroon.

Examples

20 sentences

Do you like the macaroni and cheese?
ruТы любишь макароны с сыром? — michalina
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Tom ate macaroni and cheese.
ruТом поел макарон с сыром. — marafon
deTom hat Käsemakkaroni gegessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Macaroni and cheese is Tom's favorite food.
ruМакароны с сыром — любимая еда Тома. — marafon
deMaccheroni mit Käse sind Toms Leibgericht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Cover the macaroni fully with water.
ruЗалейте макароны полностью водой. — marafon
deBedecken Sie die Makkaroni vollständig mit Wasser. — MUIRIEL
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Yanni is eating macaroni and cheese.
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

From Italian maccaroni (plural of maccarone (archaic variant of maccheroni (“fool”))), of

From Italian maccaroni (plural of maccarone (archaic variant of maccheroni (“fool”))), of uncertain origin. Variously derived from late Byzantine Greek μακαρία (makaría, “food made from barley”), from Ancient Greek μάκαρ (mákar, “blessed; favored by the gods”), or from maccare (archaic variant of ammaccare (“to bruise; to crush”)), from Latin maccāre of the same meaning. Compare Sicilian maccarruni (“a single piece of macaroni”).

From French macaron. Doublet of macaron.

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