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

These mats are incredibly nonstick, super easy to clean, and provide great heat distribution, whether your giftee is making classic chocolate chip cookies or a batch of delicate macarons. —Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025

At the 79-room Inn at the Market, a boutique hotel tucked in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market, hotel guests can prepay to have a bouquet of market flowers or a box of fresh macaron cookies from a bakery around the corner waiting in their rooms. —Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025

Most of the bakers (bar Jasmine) struggle with their macarons, especially Aaron and Tom, who both have to make theirs again. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

Its croissants, breads, quiches, cakes, and macarons and other offerings are made with organic ingredients. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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