macaron

noun

ma·​ca·​ron ˌmä-kə-ˈrōn 

: a light, often brightly colored sandwich cookie consisting of two rounded disks made from a batter of egg whites, sugar, and almond flour surrounding a sweet filling (as of ganache, buttercream, or jam)

Note that we speak here of the Parisian macaron, two airy almond meringue cookies pressed around a creamy filling—not those tiny bombs of shredded coconut that, on our shores, answer to the name "macaroon."

—Ligaya Mishan

Examples of macaron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The protein- and calorie-packed recovery meal included dry-aged meatballs, bone-in ribeye and lobster spaghetti followed by chocolate cake, coconut cream pie, and raspberry macarons. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025

Visitors also can easily spend a day browsing the streets of Ann Arbor’s compact downtown, home to eclectic shops selling everything from vinyl records to macarons. —Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 10 May 2025

The package comes with 12 French macarons in Blueberry, Raspberry, Blood Orange, Coconut, Pistachio, and Lemon flavors. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025

There, guests can snack on desserts like pumpkin tarts and chai macarons while enjoying the quiet reprieve and views from the hotel’s 23rd-floor bar. —Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French — more at macaroon

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for macaron

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone