noun
macaroon
mak-uh-ROON/ˌmækəˈruːn/
A small cookie made chiefly with coconut or almond paste.
The broken macaroon reveals moist shredded coconut beneath its toasted exterior.
Etymology
Maccarone named a pasty food made with flour, cheese, and butter; the name later came to denote a sweet almond-and-egg-white cake. This makes macaroon a relative of macaroni.
In context
A French macaron is not the same as a macaroon.
More examples
- These almond macaroons are crisp outside and soft inside.
- He dips the bottom of each macaroon in melted chocolate.
- The recipe makes twelve macaroons from shredded coconut and egg whites.
Forms
macaroon · macaroons
Similar words
- cookie
- A broader term, not limited to coconut or almond ingredients.