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macaronic

adj
/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/US

Etymology

From New Latin, 1517 coinage, macaronicus, from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) maccarone (“coarse dumpling”).

Definitions

  1. Jumbled, mixed.

  2. Written in a mixed language, one that combines elements from several.

  3. Like a macaroni or dandy

    Like a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A work of macaronic character.

    2. A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages.

The neighborhood

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