makarna

Meaning

  1. pasta
  2. (obsolete, slang) Italian lira

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[mɑˈkɑɾnɑ]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni.

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