macaroon
pronunciation
How to pronounce macaroon in British English:
UK [ˌmækəˈru:n]
How to pronounce macaroon in American English:
US [ˌmækə'run]
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- Noun:
- chewy drop cookie usually containing almond paste
Word Origin
- macaroon (n.)
- 1610s, "small sweet cake consisting largely of ground almonds," from French macaron (16c.), from dialectal Italian maccarone (see macaroni). French meaning said to have been invented 1552 by Rabelais. The -oon ending was conventional in 15c.-17c. English to add emphasis to borrowings of French nouns ending in stressed -on.
Example
- 1. With raspberries and hazelnut macaroon .
- 2. IMAGINE a macaroon , its pink surface smooth and delicate as paper , crushing through into a soft crumb perfumed with rose petals .
- 3. Study on Chemical Compositions of Essential Oil and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts from Almond ( Amygdalus Communis L. ) macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur .