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macaronic

ma·ca·ro·nic

US/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/ uncommon archaic dated

adjective

1.

of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together

  • “macaronic verse”

Origin

From New Latin, 1517 coinage, macaronicus, from Italian (Neapolitan dialect) maccarone (“coarse dumpling”).

Phrases

  • macaronic Latin

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