macaronic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/ (US)
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Etymology
From New Latin, 1517 coinage, macaronicus, from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) maccarone (“coarse dumpling”).
Meanings
- (archaic) Jumbled, mixed.
- Written in a mixed language, one that combines elements from several.
- (dated) Like a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| macaronick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most macaronic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more macaronic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| maccaronic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
macaronicism · macaronically · macaronic Latin
Synonyms
buckish · dandy · buckish · swellish · beauish · dandified · dudish · Woosterian · dandyistic · dandiacal · coxcombical · Jemmy-Jessamy · dandyish · foppish · macaronic · foppy · dandyish · lily-handed
Translations (15)
es espurio (jumbled) · eo multlingva (written in a mixture of languages) · fr macaronique (written in a mixture of languages) · ar مُلَمَّع (written in a mixture of languages) · pl makaroniczny (written in a mixture of languages) · it imbastardito (jumbled) · es bastardo (jumbled) · fr bâtard (jumbled) · pt macarrônico (written in a mixture of languages) · pt macarrónico (written in a mixture of languages) · it maccheronico (written in a mixture of languages) · es macarrónico (written in a mixture of languages) · pl poplątany (jumbled) · ru макарони́ческий (written in a mixture of languages) · pl pomieszany (jumbled)