macaroni

Or mac·ca·ro·ni

[mak-uh-roh-nee]

noun

plural

macaronis, macaronies 

1. small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.

2. an English dandy of the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms, clothes, etc.

macaroni

/ ˌmækəˈrəʊnɪ /

noun

1. pasta tubes made from wheat flour

2. (in 18th-century Britain) a dandy who affected foreign manners and style

Word History and Origins

Origin of macaroni¹

1590–1600; earlier maccaroni < dialectal Italian, plural of maccarone ( Italian maccherone ). See macaroon

Word History and Origins

Origin of macaroni¹

C16: from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) maccarone, probably from Greek makaria food made from barley

Example Sentences

The roughly $40 basket includes a Butterball frozen turkey, a five-pound bag of potatoes, boxed macaroni and cheese and stuffing mixes, fresh cranberries and the ingredients for a green bean casserole and pumpkin pie.

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The rest of the meal, fully prepared and frozen, includes mashed potatoes, gravy, macaroni and cheese, sweet corn, green-bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry relish, dinner rolls, a pumpkin pie and an apple cobbler.

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There is value in creating a more focused business in sauces and condiments, but I’m confused as to why they added other categories such as macaroni and cheese.

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Eventually my spouse-to-be came around to macaroni and cheese’s merits as a special dish.

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Birthday dinners are a tactical operation: you order the dip, I’ll handle the macaroni and cheese balls, you grab the sliders.

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Related Words

• penne 
• spaghetti 
• tortellini