macaronic

9.9

Words or writing that mix Latin and a local language in a playful way

adjective
/ˌmækəˈrɒnɪk/

Literature

: macarrónico

He wrote a macaronic poem mixing English and Latin.

In fact, what we saw is that if you look at the vocabulary of English, it's much more quote, UN quote macaronic.

Examples

The poet wrote a macaronic verse blending Latin and Italian in a playful way.
This collection features macaronic poetry that humorously mixes classical and local languages.
Many medieval scholars enjoyed composing macaronic texts for entertainment.
This is a macaronic text.
The poet wrote a macaronic verse blending Latin and Italian in a playful way.
Many medieval scholars enjoyed composing macaronic texts for entertainment.
This collection features macaronic poetry that humorously mixes classical and local languages.

Synonyms

babelike

vsmacaronic

9.9

Noisy and confusing because many people speak different languages

is humorous and mixes languages in an odd or playful way

How Mixed

pochismo

Specialized

9.9

macaronic

Literature

9.9

creole

Specialized

6 6.8

bilingual

31 4.0

monolingual

1 4.3

Surface Forms

macaronic positive

Morphology

macaronic = macaron (opaque) = macaron + ic

The adjective is historically/figuratively derived and an average learner cannot infer 'mixture of languages' from the base meaning of 'macaron' plus '-ic'.

Etymology

The word macaronic comes from the Italian macaroni, the name of a simple 'pasta', because writers long ago likened a mixed dish to speech that mixes different languages. So a macaronic text is a playful 'mix' of Latin and everyday language.