Where does “macarrão” come from?
macarrão (Portuguese) comes from Italian maccherone, from Byzantine Greek μακαρία, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
macarrão (Portuguese): macaroni; pasta
Definitions
- macaroni; pasta