1. Plural of macaroni; a type of pasta shaped like small tubes, typically cooked and served with cheese or sauce.
Usage: Most common sense; countable noun
2. Plural of macaroni; a fashionable young man of the 18th century who dressed in an exaggerated or affected style.
Usage: historical; dated
3. Plural of macaroni; a type of seabird with distinctive head plumage, found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions.
Usage: zoology

Examples

• She boiled the macaronis until they were tender.
• The recipe calls for two cups of cooked macaronis mixed with cheese sauce.
• The 18th-century macaronis were known for their colorful clothing and wigs.
• Macaroni penguins are named after the fashionable macaronis of that era.
• The children enjoyed their macaronis and cheese for lunch.
• Different shapes of macaronis are available at the grocery store.