macaron

mac·a·ron
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UK/mækəˈɹɒn/US/ˈmækəɹɑn/US/mɑkəˈɹoʊn/

noun

Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.

OriginFrench macaron →
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Meanings

nounmacaron (plural macarons)

plural macarons · alternative macaroon

  1. Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.

Origin

  1. Frenchmacaron
  2. Englishmacaron

Borrowed from French macaron. Doublet of macaroon.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 馬卡龍 /马卡龙
  • 馬卡龍 /马卡龙 (mǎkǎlóng)pastry
Dutch macaron, makaron
  • macaronpastry
  • makaronpastry
Esperanto makarono
  • makaronopastry
Finnish macaron, makroni
  • macaronpastry
  • makronipastry
French macaron
  • macaronpastry
German Macaron
  • Macaronpastry
Greek αμυγδαλωτό
  • αμυγδαλωτό (amygdalotó)pastry
Indonesian makarun, makaron
  • makarunpastry
  • makaronpastry
Japanese マカロン, マコロン
  • マカロン (makaron)pastry
  • マコロン (makoron)pastry
Korean 마카롱
  • 마카롱 (makarong)pastry
Portuguese macaron
  • macaronpastry
Russian макаро́н
  • макаро́н (makarón)pastry
Spanish macarrón, mostachón
  • macarrónpastry
  • mostachónpastry
  • macaronpastry
Swedish makron
  • makronpastry
Turkish makaron
  • makaronpastry
Yiddish מאַקאַראָן
  • מאַקאַראָן (makaron)pastry

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CarmonaMarcanonarcomaMacornaComarna
Cite this entry
APA

macaron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macaron

MLA

“macaron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macaron. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macaron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macaron.

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