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)
- macaroon
- (Spain) piece of macaroni
- (El Salvador) spaghetti
- sheath, sleeving
- sleeving tube or pipe
Coordinate terms
- codito
Related terms
- macarrónico
Etymology 2
macarra + -ón
Noun
macarrón m (plural macarrones)
- (colloquial) pimp (prostitution solicitor)
- Synonyms: cabrón, chulo, proxeneta
Further reading
- “macarrón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014