macaronicism

macaronicism

a style of language in which Latin forms and words are mixed with vernacular words, as skato, slippere, falli, bumptum. — macaronic, n., adj.
See also: Language Style
a style of language in which Latin words are mixed with vernacular words, some of which have Latin endings affixed to them, as skato, slippere, falli, bumptum. macaronic , adj.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
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