English▸ adjective denoting language, especially burlesque verse, containing words or inflections from one language introduced into the context of another.
▸ noun (usually macaronics) macaronic verse, especially that which mixes the vernacular with Latin.
– ORIGIN early 17th century (in the sense ‘characteristic of a jumble or medley’): from modern Latin macaronicus, from obsolete Italian macaronico, a humorous formation from macaroni (see macaroni).