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

Finally, chef Kate Canepa from Mulvaney’s B&L had a perfect bite with her caramel corn macarons. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

That includes macarons, Mille-Feuille (Napoleons), cinnamon buns, cream puffs, eclairs, a variety of tarts, cupcakes, and more. — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

But Hearts of Darkness didn’t have anywhere as many macarons, pugs or frothy silk-satin gowns as Making Marie Antoinette does, so who knows which one future generations will watch more? — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

The pastry program comes courtesy of legendary French pastry chef François Payard, so the glass cases are particularly dangerous—filled with macarons, éclairs, Napoleons, fruit tarts, canelés, and excellent croissants. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 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