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Macaroon — Mac a*roon , n. [F. macaron, It. maccherone. See {Macaroni}.] 1. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds or coconut, and sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. A finical fellow, or macaroni. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macaroon — ► NOUN ▪ a light biscuit made with egg white and ground almonds or coconut. ORIGIN French macaron, from Italian maccarone macaroni … English terms dictionary
macaroon — [mak΄ə ro͞on′] n. [Fr macaron < It maccaroni,MACARONI] a small, chewy cookie made chiefly of egg white, crushed almonds or coconut, and sugar … English World dictionary
Macaroon — Not to be confused with Macron. For the French confection, see Macaron. Coconut Macaroon closeup. A macaroon (/mækəˈruːn/ mak ə roon) is a type of … Wikipedia
Macaroon — Para el dulce francés de nombre parecido, véase Macaron. Macaroons. Los macaroons son dulces densos hechos con coco y clara de huevo o con una pasta de almendra gruesa. Se confunden a menudo con los dulces franceses llamados macarons, con los que … Wikipedia Español
macaroon — /mak euh roohn /, n. a drop cookie made of egg whites, sugar, usually almond paste or coconut, and sometimes a little flour. [1605 15; < MF macaron < dial. It maccarone cake or biscuit made of ground almonds; see MACARONI] * * * ▪ cookie… … Universalium
macaroon — UK [ˌmækəˈruːn] / US [ˌmækəˈrun] noun [countable] Word forms macaroon : singular macaroon plural macaroons a type of biscuit made from sugar, egg white, and nuts … English dictionary
macaroon — noun Etymology: French macaron, from Italian dialect maccarone Date: circa 1611 a small cookie composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut … New Collegiate Dictionary
macaroon — noun /ˌmæk.əɹˈuːn,ˌmæk.əˈɹun/ A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough … Wiktionary
macaroon — mac|a|roon [ˌmækəˈru:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: macaron, from Italian dialect maccarone; MACARONI] a small round cake made of sugar, eggs, and crushed ↑almonds or ↑coconut … Dictionary of contemporary English
