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Definition of "macaroni" []

  • Pasta in any of various hollow shapes, especially short curved tubes. (noun)
  • A well-traveled young Englishman of the 18th and 19th centuries who affected foreign customs and manners. (noun)
  • A fop. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "macaroni" in a sentence
  • "The Italian term macaroni first appeared in the 13th century and was applied to various shapes, from flat to lumpy."
  • "This creamy four-cheese macaroni is comfort food to some dieters."
  • "What it does mean is building in features that make a home safe and accessible for someone in a wheelchair, someone who has arthritis or trouble with steps, or even someone who is short and shouldn't be balancing on a stool to retrieve hot macaroni from a microwave (a grandchild, for example)."