macaronic meaning (archaic): definition, etymology

macaronic

adj

US /ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/

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

Archaic Jumbled, mixed.

Human sciences, Linguistics, Literature, Media, Publishing, Sciences Written in a mixed language, one that combines elements from several.

Dated Like a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.

noun

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

Literature, Media, Publishing A work of macaronic character.

Human sciences, Linguistic morphology, Linguistics, Morphology, Sciences A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages.

Human sciences, Linguistic morphology, Linguistics, Morphology, Sciences Such a word that mixes Latin morphemes with non-Latin ones.

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