macaroon
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macaroon¹
- /ˌmæk.əˈɹuːn/
Rhymes with -uːn
Where it comes from
From French macaron. Doublet of macaron.
noun macaroons
- A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough. I will take charge of the cake department, including, if I remember rightly, plum and plain, rout cakes, and macaroons, finger biscuits, and cracknels.
- Alternative spelling of macaron
macaroon²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian macarone.
noun macaroons
- A coarse, rude, low fellow. 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.
Translations
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noun soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough
| Español | macarrón, mostachón, cocada, macaron |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 蛋白杏仁餅 /蛋白杏仁饼 dànbái xìngrénbǐng |
| Français | congolais, rocher coco |
| Deutsch | Makrone |
| Italiano | amaretto |
| Ελληνικά | αμυγδαλωτό amygdalotó |
| Română | Pricomigdală |
| Русский | минда́льное пече́нье mindálʹnoje pečénʹje |
Talk about this word "macaroon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/macaroon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. macaroon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/macaroon "macaroon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/macaroon.Cite this
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