macaronic

Speech parts

1. macaronic - Noun

2. macaronic - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled.

Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry.

A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble.

A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bosh bull cant hybrid blend rubbish italic burlesque gibberish egregious bunk baloney hooey balderdash drivel
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Phrases with the word

macaronic Latin macaronic verse

Anagrams

carcinoma maccaroni

Examples

macaronic verse Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

macaroni with cheddar macaroni with cheese sauce macaronian macaronic Latin macaronic verse macaronical