Macaronic comes from the Italian maccarone ("dumpling"), as does macaroni. Pretty straightforward. Macaronic verse generally uses its mix of languages for comedic effect, as when Latin endings are tagged onto everyday English words to make them look more dramatic.
Tuesday Word: macaronic
Macaronic comes from the Italian maccarone ("dumpling"), as does macaroni. Pretty straightforward. Macaronic verse generally uses its mix of languages for comedic effect, as when Latin endings are tagged onto everyday English words to make them look more dramatic.
-
Tuesday word: Intrepid
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 Intrepid (adjective) in·trep·id [in-trep-id] adjective 1. resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer. WORDS…
-
Sunday Word: Copacetic
Sunday Word: Copacetic copacetic [koh-p uh- set-ik, - see-tik] adjective: (informal) fine, OK, agreeable, totally satisfactory, in excellent…
-
Tuesday word: Servile
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 Servile (adjective) ser·vile [sur-vil, -vahyl] adjective 1. slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile…
- Post a new comment
- 0 comments
- Post a new comment
- 0 comments
