macaroni
/ˌmækəˈrəʊni/noun
उच्चारण मैकरोनी
मैकरोनी (नली के आकार का पास्ता)
Basic word
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pasta in the shape of short hollow tubes
मैकरोनी (नली के आकार का पास्ता)
- Radhika cooked macaroni with cheese and vegetables.
- The children love spicy macaroni for lunch.
- The macaroni was cooked until it was soft.
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- She prepared a creamy macaroni with peas and carrots.
- We had macaroni salad at the picnic.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
uncountable noun
Macaroni is uncountable; use a plate of macaroni or a bowl of macaroni, never 'macaronis'.
'Macaroni' uncountable है; 'macaronis' नहीं, 'a plate of macaroni' या 'a bowl of macaroni' कहें।
- I ate a bowl of macaroni.
macaroni + noun
It forms compounds such as macaroni cheese and macaroni salad.
यह macaroni cheese और macaroni salad जैसे यौगिक बनाता है।
- Macaroni cheese is a popular dish in Britain.
cook / boil macaroni
Verbs of cooking go with macaroni; it is boiled until soft.
Macaroni के साथ पकाने की क्रियाएँ आती हैं; इसे नरम होने तक उबाला जाता है।
- Boil the macaroni for ten minutes.
singular verb
Though it ends in -i, macaroni takes a singular verb.
-i पर समाप्त होने पर भी 'macaroni' के साथ singular क्रिया आती है।
- The macaroni is ready.
macaroni and cheese
The pair is often written macaroni and cheese in American English and macaroni cheese in British English.
यह जोड़ी American English में प्रायः 'macaroni and cheese' और British English में 'macaroni cheese' लिखी जाती है।
- She ordered macaroni and cheese.
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macaroni + noun
cheesesaladsoupsaucedishrecipe
- She made a creamy macaroni cheese.
verb + macaroni
boilcookstirdrainserve
- Drain the macaroni and mix in the sauce.
adjective + macaroni
spicycheesyboiledbakedmasala
- Spicy masala macaroni is popular with children.
macaroni + quantity
a bowl ofa plate ofa packet ofa cup of
- He bought a packet of macaroni.
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- Radhika made masala macaroni for the school picnic.
राधिका ने स्कूल की पिकनिक के लिए मसाला macaroni बनाया।
- Macaroni is made from wheat flour.
Macaroni गेहूँ के आटे से बनता है।
- The macaroni got soft because it was overcooked.
ज्यादा पकने के कारण macaroni नरम हो गया।
- Children love macaroni in tomato sauce.
बच्चों को टमाटर की चटनी में macaroni पसंद है।
- We had macaroni for dinner.
हमने रात के खाने में macaroni खाया।
- Macaroni cheese was the school canteen's special on Fridays.
शुक्रवार को विद्यालय की canteen में macaroni cheese विशेष व्यंजन होता था।
- Add the boiled macaroni to the onions and tomatoes and stir for two minutes.
उबला हुआ macaroni प्याज और टमाटर में डालिए और दो मिनट तक चलाइए।
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✗ She cooked two macaronis.
✓ She cooked two bowls of macaroni.
Macaroni is uncountable.
'Macaroni' uncountable है।
✗ The macaroni are cold.
✓ The macaroni is cold.
It takes a singular verb.
इसके साथ singular क्रिया आती है।
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These are pasta types, differing in shape.
ये pasta के प्रकार हैं, जिनमें आकार का अंतर है।