/mak'euh roh"nee/ , n. , pl. macaronis, macaronies for 2.
1. small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
2. an English dandy of the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms, clothes, etc.
Also, maccaroni .
[ 1590-1600; earlier maccaroni maccarone (It maccherone ). See MACAROON ]