macaroon
/ˌmakəˈruːn
/noun
A light biscuit made with egg white, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut.I baked my first batch of Christmas cookies today - almond macaroons....
- My whole childhood I thought of a macaroon as a coconut cookie: who knew they could be so much more?
- Wrinkly tights, coconut macaroons, eye shadow and Mrs Overall's home-made sherry were all visibly waiting in the wings.
Origin
Late 16th century: from French macaron, from Italian maccarone (see macaroni).
Rhymes
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