MACARONI


Meaning of MACARONI in English

/ ˌmækəˈrəʊni; NAmE -ˈroʊni/ noun

[ U ] pasta in the shape of hollow tubes

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from Italian maccaroni (now usually spelled maccheroni ), plural of maccarone , from late Greek makaria food made from barley.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.