macaronic — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Jumbled, mixed.

   Usage

   • Archaic

2. Written in a mixed language, one that combines elements from several.

3. Like a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.

   Usage

   • Dated

   Synonyms

   buckishdandyish

Noun

1. A work of macaronic character.

2. A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages.

   Synonyms

   hybridetymological hybrid

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

Adjective

1. of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together

   Examples

   macaronic verse