macarrón

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makaˈron/ [ma.kaˈrõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ma‧ca‧rrón

Etymology 1

From dialectal Italian maccarone (compare Italian maccherone), of uncertain origin.

Noun

macarrón m (plural macarrones)

1. macaroon
2. (Spain) piece of macaroni
3. (El Salvador) spaghetti
4. sheath, sleeving
5. sleeving tube or pipe

Coordinate terms

• codito

Related terms

• macarrónico

Etymology 2

From macarra +‎ -ón.

Noun

macarrón m (plural macarrones)

1. (colloquial) pimp (prostitution solicitor)

   Synonyms: cabrón, chulo, proxeneta

Further reading

• “macarrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10