macaronic

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US/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/

adjective

Jumbled, mixed.

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Meanings

adjectivemacaronic (comparative more macaronic, superlative most macaronic)

comparative more macaronic · superlative most macaronic · alternative maccaronic · alternative obsolete macaronick

  1. archaicJumbled, mixed.
  2. human sciencesWritten in a mixed language, one that combines elements from several.
  3. datedLike a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.

    Synonyms: buckish, dandyish, beauish, buckish, coxcombical, dandiacal, dandified, dandy

nounmacaronic (plural macaronics)

plural macaronics · alternative maccaronic · alternative obsolete macaronick

  1. literatureA work of macaronic character.
  2. human sciencesA word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages.

    Synonyms: hybrid, etymological hybrid

    1. human sciencesSuch a word that mixes Latin morphemes with non-Latin ones.

      Synonyms: hybrid, etymological hybrid

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLike a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.

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buckishdandyishbeauishbuckishcoxcombicaldandiacaldandifieddandydandyishdandyisticdudishfoppishfoppyJemmy-Jessamylily-handedswellishWoosterian

nounA word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages.

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hybridetymological hybrid

nounSuch a word that mixes Latin morphemes with non-Latin ones.

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hybridetymological hybrid
Also see
beauishbuckishcoxcombicaldandiacaldandifieddandydandyishdandyisticdudishetymological hybridfoppishfoppyjemmy-jessamymacaronianswellishwoosterian

Origin

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

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Translations

Arabic مُلَمَّع
  • مُلَمَّع (mulammaʕ)written in a mixture of languages
Esperanto multlingva
  • multlingvawritten in a mixture of languages
French bâtard, macaronique
  • bâtardjumbled
  • macaroniquewritten in a mixture of languages
  • galimatiasmacaronic work
  • charabiamacaronic work
  • amphigourimacaronic work
Italian imbastardito, maccheronico
  • imbastarditojumbled
  • maccheronicowritten in a mixture of languages
  • maccheronatamacaronic work
Polish pomieszany, poplątany
  • pomieszanyjumbled
  • poplątanyjumbled
  • makaronicznywritten in a mixture of languages
  • galimatiasmacaronic work
  • makaronizmword which is mix of Latin and non-Latin
Portuguese macarrónico, macarrônico
  • macarrónicowritten in a mixture of languages
  • macarrônicowritten in a mixture of languages
Russian макарони́ческий
  • макарони́ческий (makaroníčeskij)written in a mixture of languages
Spanish bastardo, espurio
  • bastardojumbled
  • espuriojumbled
  • macarrónicowritten in a mixture of languages
  • galimatíasmacaronic work
  • algarabíamacaronic work
  • guirigaymacaronic work

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

carcinoma
Cite this entry
APA

macaronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macaronic

MLA

“macaronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macaronic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macaronic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macaronic.

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