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macaroni

macaroni

noun mah-kah-ro-NEE Rare

Origin: Italian maccheroni

Usage Note

Macaroni in French refers to the tubular pasta and is used as both singular and plural — des macaronis au fromage is 'macaroni and cheese'. The standard baked dish is gratin de macaronis. It is masculine.

Examples

"Elle prépare des macaronis au gratin."

Natural Translation

She is making macaroni au gratin.

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