/ ˌmækəˈrɒnɪk; NAmE -ˈrɑːn-/ adjective
( technical ) relating to language, especially in poetry, that includes words and expressions from another language
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (in the sense characteristic of a jumble or medley ): from modern Latin macaronicus , from obsolete Italian macaronico , a humorous formation from macaroni , plural of maccarone , from late Greek makaria food made from barley.