macaroon

mac·a·roon

noun \ˌma-kə-ˈrün\

Definition of MACAROON

: a small cookie composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or coconut

Origin of MACAROON

French macaron, from Italian dialect maccarone

First Known Use: circa 1611

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with MACAROON

afternoon, apolune, barracoon, Brigadoon, call the tune, Cameroon, dessertspoon, greasy spoon, harvest moon, honeymoon, importune, octoroon, opportune, pantaloon, perilune, picaroon, picayune, rigadoon, saskatoon, Saskatoon, silver spoon, tablespoon