マカロニ

まかろに
noun
macaroni
food
1. macaroni; short tube pasta
Short, usually curved tube pasta. In Japan it is associated above all with マカロニサラダ and with gratin rather than with Italian-style sauced dishes.
マカロニサラダを作(つく)った。
I made macaroni salad.
マカロニを塩水(しおみず)でゆでる。
Boil the macaroni in salted water.
給食(きゅうしょく)のマカロニグラタンは、子(こ)どもたちに一番(いちばん)人気(にんき)のある献立(こんだて)だった。
Macaroni gratin was the most popular item on the school lunch menu with the children.

Common collocations

  • マカロニサラダ: macaroni salad
  • マカロニグラタン: macaroni gratin
  • マカロニをゆでる: to boil macaroni

Similar words

  • パスタ: pasta — the general term
  • ペンネ: penne — straight tubes with diagonally cut ends
  • スパゲッティ: spaghetti — long and thin
  • マカロン: macaron — a different word entirely (the French confection), easily confused in katakana

Related Words

Related: パスタ
Related: ペンネ
Compare: スパゲッティ (spaghetti)
Compare: マカロン (macaron)
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Added 2026.8.4 15:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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