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What does macaroni mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) A type of pasta in the form of short tubes; sometimes loosely, pasta in general. [from 17th c.]
  2. (pejorative) A fop, a dandy; especially a young man in the 18th century who had travelled in Europe and who dressed and often spoke in an ostentatiously affected Continental manner. [from 17th c.]
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This means that it must have been dry pasta, professionally made, indicating in turn that macaroni was well established as a food.
He stood in line and got some fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw macaroni, baked beans, and a roll.
As a comfort food, the wedge salad is right up there on my list with macaroni and cheese and fried chicken.
The pastas include lasagne, spaghetti, tagliatelle, macaroni, tortellini and capellini, so you're not going to get much more Italian than that!
You can also use soy-based mayonnaise and light vinaigrette dressings in potato and macaroni salads and coleslaw.
There's plenty of good stodge on the menu, including favourites such as scampi, macaroni cheese, sausages, lasagne, steak and hand-cut chips.

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