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macaroni

/ˌmæk.əˈɹoʊ.ni/ noun A2
  1. 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. (uncountable)
  2. A dandy or fop, particularly in the 18th century a young Englishman who had travelled in Europe and subsequently dressed and spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner. (countable)
  3. A 19th-century quarter-silver dollar coin, typically a full 2-real coin or a quarter clipping of an 8-real coin from Central or South America. (countable)
  4. Synonym of Italian (“a person from Italy or of Italian ethnicity”). (countable)

Plural macaronis

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