[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

macaroni \mac`aro"ni\, n.; pl. macaronis, or macaronies.
   prov. it. macaroni, it. maccheroni, fr. gr. ? happiness,
   later, a funeral feast, fr. ? blessed, happy. prob. so called
   because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. gr. ?
   blessed, i. e., dead. cf. macaroon.
   1. long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of a wheat
      flour such as semolina, and used as an article of food; a
      form of italian pasta.
      1913 webster

   note: a paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in
         persia, india, and china, but is not commonly made
         tubular like the italian macaroni. --balfour cyc. of
         india.
         1913 webster

   2. a medley; something droll or extravagant.
      1913 webster

   3. a sort of droll or fool. obs. --addison.
      1913 webster

   4. a finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to english
      fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and
      clothing of continental europe. --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   5. pl. u. s. hist. the designation of a body of maryland
      soldiers in the revolutionary war, distinguished by a rich
      uniform. --w. irving.
      1913 webster macaronian
see also:
macaronis macaronies macaroon 

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