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

And there will be lots of macarons — 200,000 to be exact — and 3.5 tons of fresh cheese plus 4.6 tons of fresh fruit. —Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 July 2024

Walk inside, and the powdery palette of sage and mint greens and barely-there pinks look like they were pulled straight from a case of macarons, while the wallpaper patterned with pigeons flying off with baguettes playfully winks at both NYC and Paris. —Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2024

Come here to idle in the gardens while nibbling on a Pierre Hermé macaron or sashay round the sceney pool in a couture kaftan; make sure to book a room that overlooks the gardens and that pool and sip a glass of Champagne or two on the balcony. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024

Enjoy live Parisian music, delectable French macarons, a mime, a juggler, a magician, a bubble artist, lawn games and an Eiffel Tower photo backdrop. —Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 1 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French — more at macaroon

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above