macaroon

noun

mac·​a·​roon ˌma-kə-ˈrün 

1

: a small cookie composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut

2

: macaron

Examples of macaroon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Surprise your crush with a box of macaroons or chocolate truffles. —Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025

While Saying ‘Goodbye’ to Her ‘Childhood Home’ amid Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s Divorce The Magnolia co-founder also shared a video of her holiday eats, including a clip with a countertop covered in flour, a bowl with rising dough, and a cake stand covered with macaroons. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024

In the new year, The Lord Mayor’s Lounge will offer a brand-new afternoon tea menu, the hotel’s 201st year, featuring feta and tomato on pumpkin seed bread, golden raisin buttermilk scones, citrus macaroons, and so much more. —Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024

This limited-edition flavor is made with toasted coconut macaroon cookies swirled into coconut cream ice cream that is scattered with shavings of bittersweet Guittard chocolates. —Aly Walansky, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French macaron, going back to Middle French, borrowed from regional Italian maccarone, macarone "filled pasta" — more at macaroni

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

macaroon

noun

mac·​a·​roon ˌmak-ə-ˈrün 

: a cookie or small cake made of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut