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macaroni 音標拼音: [m ,ækɚ'oni] n. 通心面,紈绔子弟 通心面,紈□子弟 macaroni n 1: a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; " Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni" 2: pasta in the form of slender tubesMacaroni \ Mac` a* ro" 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] Macaronian43 Moby Thesaurus words for " macaroni": Beau Brummel, Italian paste, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, clotheshorse, coxcomb, dandy, dude, dumpling, exquisite, fashion plate, fedellini, fettuccine, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, jack- a- dandy, jackanapes, knaydlach, lady- killer, lasagne, lounge lizard, man- about- town, masher, matzo balls, noodles, pasta, paste, puppy, ravioli, spaetzle, spaghetti, spaghettini, spark, sport, swell, vermicelli, won ton, ziti |
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