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Meaning of macaronic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/

Definitions

A work of macaronic character.
A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages.
Such a word that mixes Latin morphemes with non-Latin ones.

Equivalents

العربية ملمّع

Español algarabía bastardo espurio

Français amphigouri bâtard charabia

Italiano imbastardito maccheronata maccheronico

Polski galimatias makaroniczny makaronizm

Português macarrónico

Русский макарони́ческий

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

macaronic Latin macaronicism macaronism Macaroon Macaroons macarpine