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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