macaronic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
macaronic /ˌmakəˈrɒnɪk/
▶adjective denoting language, especially burlesque verse, containing words or inflections from one language introduced into the context of another. ▶noun (macaronics) macaronic verse.
– origin C17 (in sense ‘characteristic of a jumble’): from mod. L. macaronicus, from obs. Ital. macaronico, a humorous formation from macaroni (see macaroni).
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