macaroni
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- noun
- /ˌmækəˈroʊni/
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macarrones
- You know, I make the world's best macaroni and cheese.
- macaroni and cheese
And there's like, music and just good food, macaroni, great people.
- And there's like, music and just good food, macaroni, great people.
- I'm on TV eating collard green rice and macaroni cheese and damn fried chicken.
- Or you could do like fried chicken, greens, macaroni, sweet potatoes, cornbread, collard greens.
- So I'm actually going to make some sexy macaroni cheese.
- Yeah, because I do like the macaroni with the like waves in it 'cause it holds the sauce better.
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There were green beans and macaroni with pesto, bread, and butter.
Fiction book (1997) -
For dinner, I prepared a rich and creamy macaroni and cheese dish that everyone loved.
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Well, that was just the best macaroni and cheese dinner l think l ever... had.
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- The macaroni cheese is good.
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This macaroni and cheese is delicious."
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I think I'm gonna have the macaroni and cheese.
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A week later, he came around to ask for a recipe for macaroni and cheese.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's not a hypothetical question; a lot of college students survive on macaroni and cheese.
Academic text (1995) -
We're having macaroni tonight!
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My Lord, this is easily the cheesiest macaroni and cheese I've ever had in my life.
Synonyms
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Food made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, shaped into pieces and boiled, often served with sauce
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A short tube pasta with slanted ends often served with sauce
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A short tube-shaped pasta often used in baked Italian dishes
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A short tube pasta with ridges that holds sauce well
A tube pasta like penne often baked with tomato sauce and cheese
A small tube-shaped pasta used in soups and salads
A short tube-shaped pasta used in soups and salads
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Etymology
The word macaroni comes from the Italian maccheroni, the name for a type of short tube pasta. That's why macaroni still means the dry, tube-shaped pasta you often see in dishes like 'macaroni and cheese'.