macaronic.
Jumbled, mixed.
Meaning & usage
Jumbled, mixed.
Written in a mixed language, one that combines elements from several.
Like a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin, 1517 coinage, macaronicus, from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) maccarone (“coarse dumpling”).
A work of macaronic character.
A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages.
A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages. Such a word that mixes Latin morphemes with non-Latin ones.
Where this word comes from
From New Latin, 1517 coinage, macaronicus, from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) maccarone (“coarse dumpling”).
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