macaroni

A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese; a dish of this.uncountable

• Take half a pound of small pipe-macaroni.

Pasta, particularly thicker noodles, spaghetti.broadlyinformalobsolete

• MACARONI... is a preparation of wheat originally peculiar to Italy, in which country it is an article of food of national importance. The same substance in different forms is also known as vermicelli, pasta or Italian pastes, taglioni, fant

Synonym of gnocchi (“Italian dumpling made of potato or semolina”).obsoleteuncountable

• Maccaróni, a kind of meat made of round peeces of paste, boyled in water and put into a dish with butter, spice and grated-cheese vpon them.
• He doth learne to make ſtrange ſauces, to eat ænchouies, maccaroni, bouoli, fagioli, and cauiare, becauſe hee loues ’hem; […]

A dandy or fop, particularly in the 18th century a young Englishman who had travelled in Europe and subsequently dressed and spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner.countablederogatoryhistorical

• ... the Maccaroni Club (which is composed of all the travelled young men who wear long curls and spying-glasses) ...
• Lady Falkener's daughter is to be married to a young rich Mr. Crewe, a Macarone...

A 19th-century quarter-silver dollar coin, typically a full 2-real coin or a quarter clipping of an 8-real coin from Central or South America.Caribbeancountablehistorical

• The silver coins are dollars (6s. 8d.), half dollars, and quarter dollars, or maccaronies as they are here popularly called.

Ellipsis of macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus).abbreviationalt-ofcountable

• 15 penguins were hatched and reared in the Edinburgh Zoo—seven kings, four gentoos, three maccaronis, and one ringed.

Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”).countableethnicslur

• Surely I shall always be able, go where I will, among frogs or maccaronis, to procure sucre noir, or inchiostro nero.

Ellipsis of macaroni tool.abbreviationalt-ofcountable

• Now take the maccaroni and cut away the wood on either side of the vein...

Synonym of lizard canary.Scotlandcountableobsolete

• Lizards are known among Scotchmen as ‘macaronies’.

A mix of languages in macaronic verse.obsoleteuncountable

• ... political songs in Latin or in a maccaroni of Latin and English ...

Chic, fashionable, stylish; in the manner of a macaroni.historical

A macaroon.obsolete

• Macaroni. It comes from Italy. It is a biscuit made of almonds, eggs, flower, and sugar.