macarrão — meaning in English

English meaning

• macaroni adj (historical) Fashionable or stylish in an exaggerated, foppish way, especially describing 18th-century dandies.
• pasta noun A food made from a dough of wheat and water, shaped and usually boiled, forming the base of many Italian dishes.

Senses

macarrão is used for these senses in English:

• macaroni (uncountable) 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. [from 18th c.]
• pasta (uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

macaroni — full definition

1. adj (historical) Fashionable or stylish in an exaggerated, foppish way, especially describing 18th-century dandies.
2. noun A type of macaroon (a small sweet cake or biscuit).

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