macaronic

mac·a·ron·ic  (mk-rnk)

adj.

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.

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[New Latin macaronicus, from Italian maccheronea, macaronic verse, after Maccharonea, title of a work containing such verse by Tifi Odasi, 15th-century Italian author, from maccherone, maccaroni, course food.]

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maca·ronic n.

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macaronic [ˌmækəˈrɒnɪk]

adj

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of verse) characterized by a mixture of vernacular words jumbled together with Latin words or Latinized words or with words from one or more other foreign languages

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (often plural) macaronic verse

[from New Latin macarōnicus, literally: resembling macaroni (in lack of sophistication); see macaroni]

macaronically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

macaronic - of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together; "macaronic verse"

Translations

macaronic [ˌmækəˈrɒnɪk] ADJ → macarrónico

macaronic

adj → makkaronisch