English
maccheroni
Maccheroni comes from Italian maccheroni ‘macaroni’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentmaccheroni‘macaroni’earlier origin unknown
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentmaccheroni‘macaroni’earlier origin unknown
- Englishearliest quotation 1819same form
Earliest quotation: 1819, Galignani’s Traveller’s Guide through It, Paris: […] Galignani; […]: “Large kettles stand full of dressed maccheroni, with cheese…”
Every English word from Italian maccheroni
Today it means
noun Macaroni.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian maccheroni / maccheroni