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Portuguese
Etymology
From Italian maccheroni (“macaroni”).
Pronunciation
Noun
macarrão m (uncountable)
- noodles (type of pasta, also in American English sense of dried pasta)
- (generalised) pasta, namely dry or Italian varieties, with some exceptions such as lasagna.
- macaroni (type of pasta)
Quotations
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Synonyms
- (pasta, all forms): massa