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Noun: macaroni (macaronies,macaronis)  `ma-ku'row-nee
  1. A British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms
    "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"
     
  2. Pasta in the form of slender tubes

Derived forms: macaronis, macaronies

Type of: alimentary paste, beau, clotheshorse, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, pasta, sheik, swell

Encyclopedia: Macaroni