HyperDic: macaronic

English > 1 sense of the word macaronic:
ADJECTIVEpertmacaronicof or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together
English > macaronic: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together.
Example"macaronic verse"
Spanishbastardo, espurio
NounsLatinany dialect of the language of ancient Rome
vernacularthe everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary / literary language)

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