noun
macaroni
Refers to the pasta shape; used in cooking and everyday contexts.
マカロニサラダを作りましょう。
Let's make macaroni salad.
このマカロニはゆで時間が短い。
This macaroni has a short boiling time.
パスタ is the general term for pasta, while マカロニ specifically refers to the short, curved tube shape.
スパゲッティ is long, thin pasta, distinct from the short, tubular マカロニ.
Loanword from English 'macaroni', ultimately from Italian 'maccheroni'.