macarrão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian maccheroni (“macaroni”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ma.kaˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ma.kaˈhɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ma.kaˈʁɐ̃w̃/ [ma.kaˈχɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.kɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

macarrão m (uncountable)

1. noodles (type of pasta, also in American English sense of dried pasta)
2. (generalised) pasta, namely dry or Italian varieties, with some exceptions such as lasagna.
3. macaroni (type of pasta)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:macarrão.

Synonyms

• (pasta, all forms): massa

Related terms

• macarronada
• macarronaria
• macarrônea
• macarroneiro
• macarrónico