macaronic
/ˌmækəˈɹɑnɪk/
noun
- 1
A work of macaronic character.
- 2
A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages, one of which is Latin, or a non-Latin stem with a Latin ending.
adjective
- 1
Jumbled, mixed
- 2
Written in a hodgepodge mixture of two or more languages.
- 3
Like a macaroni or dandy; foppish, trifling, affected.
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