macaron

noun

ma·​ca·​ron ˌmä-kə-ˈrōn 

: a light, often brightly colored sandwich cookie consisting of two rounded disks made from a batter of egg whites, sugar, and almond flour surrounding a sweet filling (as of ganache, buttercream, or jam)

Note that we speak here of the Parisian macaron, two airy almond meringue cookies pressed around a creamy filling—not those tiny bombs of shredded coconut that, on our shores, answer to the name "macaroon."

—Ligaya Mishan

Examples of macaron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

End the night on a sweet note with yuzu white chocolate pot de creme green tea macarons. —Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024

Le Macaron French Pastries (1011 7th St., Sacramento): A wide range of macaron flavors — Sicilian pistachio! —Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French — more at macaroon

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above