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macaron

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /mækəˈɹɒn/
  • US: /ˈmækəɹɑn/
  • US: /mɑkəˈɹoʊn/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaron. Doublet of macaroon.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَكَرون (makarōn) — pastry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬卡龍 /马卡龙 (mǎkǎlóng) — pastry
  • Dutch: macaron — pastry
  • Dutch: makaron — pastry
  • Esperanto: makarono — pastry
  • Finnish: macaron — pastry
  • Finnish: makroni — pastry
  • French: macaron — pastry
  • German: Macaron — pastry
  • Greek: αμυγδαλωτό (amygdalotó) — pastry
  • Indonesian: makarun — pastry
  • Indonesian: makaron — pastry
  • Japanese: マカロン (makaron) — pastry
  • Japanese: マコロン (makoron) — pastry
  • Korean: 마카롱 (makarong) — pastry
  • Macedonian: падобранец (padobranec) — pastry
  • Portuguese: macaron — pastry
  • Russian: макаро́н (makarón) — pastry
  • Spanish: macarrón — pastry
  • Spanish: mostachón — pastry
  • Spanish: macaron — pastry
  • Swedish: makron — pastry
  • Turkish: makaron — pastry
  • Yiddish: מאַקאַראָן (makaron) — pastry