Word of the Day

Macaronic


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Macaronic is an adjective that means composed of a mixture of languages.

Our word of the day is related to the word macaroni, the Italian dish that combines various foods.  In a similar way, a macaronic use of language combines many languages.

Our limited understanding of Portuguese caused our band to write many macaronic songs that combined English with Portuguese for our Brazilian audience.

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