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

For a floral dessert perfect for summer gatherings or tea time, consider these rose raspberry macarons that are infused with delicate rose water. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026

Don’t miss its pastries, like the Breton cake, macarons, pain au chocolat, and kouign-amann. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

Customers who find the special gold pineapple rock can scan a QR code attached to it to claim the free-macarons-for-a-year prize. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026

The hotel doesn't just have an impressive art collection, but an actual art gallery, as well as a flower shop and patisserie offering signature seasonal macarons, cakes and chocolates. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French — more at macaroon

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for macaron

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone