מאַקאַראָנען

Yiddish

Etymology

Plural form with ־ען (-en) probably formed by analogy of Belarusian, Russian макаро́ны (makaróny), Lithuanian makaronai and/or Ukrainian макаро́ни (makaróny), ultimately from Italian maccheroni (also a plural noun).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /makaˈrɔnən/

Noun

מאַקאַראָנען • (makaronen) pl

macaroni
Synonym: מאַקאַראָנעס (makarones)

Derived terms

מאַקאַראָנען־מיט־קעז (makaronen-mit-kez)

References

Uriel Weinreich (1977) “macaroni”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 194
Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “makaronen”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 509
Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “macaroni”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

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