'Macaronic' is a word borrowed from Italian 'macaroni.'. The word entered the English language some time around 1638.
macaronic [adjective] [1638]
- characterized by a mixture of vernacular words with Latin words or with non-Latin words having Latin endings
- characterized by a mixture of two languages
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Etymology: New Latin 'macaronicus' from Italian dialect 'maccarone' macaroni
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