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macaronic.

Jumbled, mixed.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/US
  1. Jumbled, mixed.

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

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

    dated
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/US
  1. A work of macaronic character.

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

  3. 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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