MACAROON

macaroon

(noun) chewy cookie usually containing almond paste

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

macaroon (plural macaroons)

A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.

Alternative spelling of macaron

Etymology 2

Noun

macaroon (plural macaroons)

(archaic) A coarse, rude, low fellow.

Source: Wiktionary


Mac`a*roon", n. [F. macaron, It. maccherone. See Macaroni.]

1. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds, and sugar.

2. A finical fellow, or macaroni. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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