2006-09-27 00:17:32 · 6 answers · asked by free3yourmind 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Being italian I prefer the "Roman" theory...
2006-09-28 00:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by Vogon Poet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about macaroni but I would like to inform the previous answerer that Macari in Ancient Greek actually means //. Happy// in biblical Greek got the meaning of // will be blessed and will be Happy at same time //
in the new popular Greek language Macari has also the meaning // I wish //
2006-09-27 10:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by LOUCAS A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From the Romans.Etymology:from the verb maccare(=sacrifice)or the noun maccaroni(=dinner for the dead).The Greeks have taken the word as a "loan".They used to serve a kind of pasta at funerals called "macaria".Even nowadays "macaria"is a kind of wish for the dead,meaning "God forgive the dead".In Greek"macaroni"means pasta.
2006-09-27 08:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by Vera 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's not sure, it comes either from
latin "maccare" = cut >> "macto" = sucrifice or slaughter
(I guess because of cutting the pasta in order to make it)
but also they have itallian "maccarone" which comes from greek "macaronia" which means funeral dinner. Crazy Romans.
2006-09-27 07:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by CML 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
World macaroni? What the dickens is that???
2006-09-27 07:25:08 · answer #5 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh you are very informated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congratulations!!!
I'm Italian but I didn't know those curiosities about maccheroni!!!!!! ^_^
(because I don't study Latin and Greek!!!)
thanks for your informations :)
a very biiiiiiiiiig kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisssssssssssssssssss
ciaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :)
2006-09-27 11:37:26 · answer #6 · answered by *.:｡✿Pandistella✿.｡.:* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋