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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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