maccaroni

[ mak-uh-roh-nee ]

/ ˌmæk əˈroʊ ni /

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noun, plural mac·ca·ro·nis, mac·ca·ro·nies.

a variant of macaroni.

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Words nearby maccaroni

Macc., Maccabaeus, Maccabean, Maccabees, maccaboy, maccaroni, maccheroncini, macchiato, Macclesfield, MacDiarmid, Macdonald

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How to use maccaroni in a sentence

Its branches are well known to Europe and America under the familiar name of maccaroni.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
These are commonly lost or stolen before the maccaroni arrives among us.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Lambert laughed in the act of lifting some maccaroni to his mouth.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill|Gilbert K. Chesterton
They bake their own bread and sometimes make their own maccaroni at home.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones

Then grate a quarter of a pound of fine cheese, and mix it with the maccaroni, adding another ounce of butter.
Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed.|Sulpice Baru

British Dictionary definitions for maccaroni

maccaroni

/ (ˌmækəˈrəʊnɪ) /

noun plural -nis or -nies

a variant spelling of macaroni

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