Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macaronic

/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: mac-a-ron-ic
IPA: /ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Jumbled, mixed.

Archaic

adj

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

adj

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

Dated

noun

A work of macaronic character.

noun

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

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more macaronic (comparative) most macaronic (superlative) maccaronic (alternative) macaronick (alternative, obsolete) macaronics (plural)

Derived Forms

macaronically macaronicism

Phrases

macaronic Latin

Synonyms

buckish dandyish beauish coxcombical dandiacal dandified dandy dandyistic dudish foppish foppy Jemmy-Jessamy

Questions

How do you pronounce macaronic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/.
What does macaronic mean?: Jumbled, mixed.
Where does macaronic come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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