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English

Alternative forms

• macaroon

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaron. Doublet of macaroon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mæk????n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m?k???o?n/

Noun

macaron (plural macarons)

1. Any of various pastries based on almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.

Derived terms

• macaronage

Translations

See also

• macaroon

Anagrams

• Carmona, Marcano, camaron, narcoma

Finnish

Alternative forms

• macaroon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?k?ron/, [?m?k?ro?n]
• Syllabification: ma?ca?ron

Noun

macaron

1. macaron (small pastry or cookie made with almond)

Declension

Synonyms

• macaron-leivos

French

Etymology

Sixteenth century, from Italian maccarone, see macaroni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ka.???/

Noun

macaron m (plural macarons)

1. macaron (pastry)
   • 1873, Émile Zola, Le Ventre de Paris:

     […] et elle était encore attendrie par les bocaux pleins de gâteaux secs, de macarons et de madeleines.

2. buns rolled over the ears and worn symmetrically
   • 1948, Maurice Druon, Les Grandes Familles:

     Marie-Hélène avait changé de coiffure; elle portait maintenant deux nattes qu'elle roulait en macarons sur ses oreilles.

3. round insignia

See also

• macaron on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Descendants

• English: macaron
  • English: macaroon

Further reading

• “macaron” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology 1

From French macaron.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæk.???u?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæk.???un/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Noun

macaroon (plural macaroons)

1. A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.
2. Alternative spelling of macaron

Translations

Etymology 2

From Italian macarone.

Noun

macaroon (plural macaroons)

1. (archaic) A coarse, rude, low fellow.
   • 1590s, John Donne, Satire IV, "Well; I may now receive, and die":

     Like a big wife, at sight of lothed meat,

     Ready to travail; so I sigh and sweat,

     To hear this macaroon talk on in vain.

Further reading

• macaroon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia