Definition of: macaroni

(mak′ə·rō′nē) noun plural ·nis or ·nies
1. An edible paste of wheat flour made into slender tubes. Compare SPAGHETTI, VERMICELLI.
2. A medley.
3. One of a body of Revolutionary soldiers from Maryland who wore a showy uniform.
4. An English dandy of the 18th century who affected the tastes and fashions prevalent in Continental society; a fop. Also mac′ca·ro′ni. [< Ital. maccaroni, maccheroni, plural of macherone groats <LGk. makaria a broth with barley groats <Gk., blessedness <makar blessed]