单词 | macaronic |
释义 | macaronic[ mak-uh-ron-ik ] / ˌmæk əˈrɒn ɪk / adjectivecomposed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings. composed of a mixture of languages. mixed; jumbled: His bureau drawer was a macaronic hodgepodge of unmatched socks. nounmacaronics, macaronic language. a macaronic verse or other piece of writing. Origin of macaronicFirst recorded in 1605–15; from Medieval Latin macarōnicus, from dialectal Italian maccarone (from the association of macaroni as peasant food with the vernacular language of peasants) + Latin -icus; see origin at macaroni, -ic OTHER WORDS FROM macaronicmac·a·ron·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby macaronicmacaque, macarena, macaron, macaroni, macaroni and cheese, macaronic, macaroni cheese, macaroni wheat, macaroon, MacArthur, MacArthur, Douglas Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for macaronicBritish Dictionary definitions for macaronicmacaronic / (ˌmækəˈrɒnɪk) / adjective(of verse) characterized by a mixture of vernacular words jumbled together with Latin words or Latinized words or with words from one or more other foreign languages noun(often plural) macaronic verse Derived forms of macaronicmacaronically, adverbWord Origin for macaronicC17: from New Latin macarōnicus, literally: resembling macaroni (in lack of sophistication); see macaroni Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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