Etymology

macaroon

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Today it means: A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough. Full definition →

French macaron
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macaroon · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frommacaron
  2. English todaymacaroon

From French macaron. Doublet of macaron.

macaroon · noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed frommacarone
  2. Italian · borrowed frommacarone
  3. English todaymacaroon

Borrowed from Italian macarone.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmacaron all →

macaron

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