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macaroni

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish
mac·a·ro·ni /ˌmækəˈrəʊni $ -ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  DFFa type of pasta in the shape of small tubes 通心粉,通心面macaroni cheese British English /macaroni and cheese American English (=macaroni cooked with a cheese sauce) 干酪酱通心粉4  See picture of 见图 PASTA
Examples from the Corpus
macaroniMacaroni and cheese has disappeared or been replaced by macaroni salad.Add macaroni and cook until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes.You know, five nights, five boxes of macaroni and cheese.With surprise he watched him consume a lot of macaroni.Here are recipes for some of the updated versions of macaroni and cheese.But only the sandwich rings my bell.-Walt Whitebread Mashed potatoes, chicken soup, macaroni and cheese.One taster remarked that it reminded him of what macaroni and cheese must have tasted like before Kraft.He remembers a culinary repertoire consisting of kippers alternating with macaroni in tomato sauce.macaroni cheeseIt was macaroni cheese and mashed potatoes.
Origin macaroni (1500-1600) Italian maccheroni, from Italian dialect maccarone, probably from Greek makaria food made from barley
mac·a·ro·ni nounChineseSyllable
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macaroni
macaroni /ˌmækəˈrəʊni $ -ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Italian
 Origin: maccheroni, from Italian dialect maccarone, probably from Greek makaria 'food made from barley'
a type of pasta in the shape of small tubes
    macaroni cheese British English /macaroni and cheese American English (=macaroni cooked with a cheese sauce)


maca·roniBrE /ˌmækəˈrəʊni/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmækəˈroʊni/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] pasta in the shape of hollow tubes 通心粉;空心面;通心面