different between macaron vs maccaron

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

Noun

maccaron (plural maccarons)

1. Alternative spelling of macaron