maccherone

Meaning

macaroni (type of pasta)

Concepts

macaroni

parison

Synonyms

maccheroni

maccarone

Translations

macarrón

macaroni

macaroni

Makkaroni

nigaud

macarrão

makaroon

معكرونة

macarrones

macaroni

macarró

Nudel

macaronis

paraison

Hyphenated as

mac‧che‧ró‧ne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mak.keˈro.ne/

Etymology

Disputed. Possibly from late Byzantine Greek μακαρία (makaría, “food made from barley”), from Ancient Greek μακάριος (makários, “favored by gods, blessed”), but said by some to be from Latin maccāre (“bruise, batter, crush”) and massa (“bulk, mass”). Compare Sicilian maccarruni (“a single piece of macaroni”) and English macaroni.