maccarruni

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Sicilian

Etymology

Cognate with Italian maccherone, see there for more.

Noun

maccarruni m (plural maccarruna)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) macaroni
    maccarruna di zita ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (literally, “the bride's macaroni”)
    lu caciu nta li maccarruna ― a perfect situation (literally, “cheese on macaroni”)
    manciari li maccarruna 'n testa a 'n àutru ― to be smarter than someone else (literally, “to eat macaroni on top of someone else's head”)
    sìmplici comu l'acqua di li maccarruna ― (of a person) mischievous (literally, “as clear as the macaroni's water”)
    lavatu ntall'acqua di li maccarruna ― (of a person) foolish (literally, “washed in the macaroni's water”)
  2. (figuratively) fool, idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:babbu
    maccarruni senza sali (literally, “a saltless macaroni”)
  3. (in the plural, nautical) wooden beams that support the gunwale (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “maccarruni”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 2313–2314
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “maccarruni”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 3, page 67
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