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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of macaroni + pinguïn, calque of English macaroni penguin. English macaroni meant “dandy, fop” in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maː.kaːˈroː.niˌpɪŋ.(ɡ)ʋɪn/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧ro‧ni‧pin‧gu‧in
Noun
macaronipinguïn m (plural macaronipinguïns)
- macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus