macaronic

1. 1.

   of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together

   “macaronic verse”

Questions about macaronic

What does macaronic mean?

macaronic means "of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together".

How many syllables are in macaronic?

macaronic has 4 syllables and divides as ma-ca-ro-nic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is macaronic a common word?

macaronic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.