Macaronic language - Wikipedia Macaronic language is any expression using a mixture of languages, [1] particularly bilingual puns or situations in which the languages are otherwise used in the same context (rather than simply discrete segments of a text being in different languages)
Macaronic | Latin-vernacular, Renaissance, Humorous | Britannica macaronic, originally, comic Latin verse form characterized by the introduction of vernacular words with appropriate but absurd Latin endings: later variants apply the same technique to modern languages
Macaronic Verse Definition and Examples - Poem Analysis Macaronic poetry is verse in which a poet combines words, phrases, or entire lines from more than one language For example, a poet might use a German refrain at the end of every English language stanza
Macaronic - definition of macaronic by The Free Dictionary 1 Of or containing a mixture of vernacular words with Latin words or with vernacular words given Latinate endings: macaronic verse 2 Of or involving a mixture of two or more languages
Macaronic - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline Originating from 1610s Modern Latin macaronicus, from Italian maccarone, the word means a verse mixing languages with Latin endings, jumbled yet intelligible