1. Plural of macaroni; a type of pasta shaped into short tubes.
Usage: Most common sense; refers to the food product
2. Plural of macaroni; fashionable young men of the 18th century who dressed in an exaggerated or flamboyant style.
Usage: historical; archaic
3. Plural of macaroni; a type of seabird with distinctive head plumage.
Usage: zoology

Examples

• She boiled the macaronies until they were tender.
• The recipe calls for two cups of cooked macaronies.
• Macaronies and cheese is a classic comfort food.
• The 18th-century macaronies were known for their colorful clothing and wigs.
• Macaronies are a species of penguin found in the Southern Ocean.