macaroon

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In its place is the macaroon, a Parisian delicacy made of finely ground almonds, sugar and egg whites - a lighter dessert for our light-of-wallet times.

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  1. noun A chewy cookie made with sugar, egg whites, and almond paste or coconut.

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  • You might not go in expecting people to be overwhelmed with gratitude, but you think they'll be polite at least Petrovich was a bit of a jerk, a schemer through and through, whether he was asking for an extra macaroon or wheedling one of us to write a letter to get some privilege reinstated. —  Laura Lipmann - By a Spider's Tread
  • I'll have another macaroon, please I suppose you're counting. —  Mystery14 – Mystery of the Strange Messages, The
  • In its place is the macaroon, a Parisian delicacy made of finely ground almonds, sugar and egg whites - a lighter dessert for our light-of-wallet times. —  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • The shredded coconut gives each cookie a hint of macaroon-esque texture, the oats lend heartiness, and melted chocolate chunks deliver bursts of dark, intense richness. —  101 Cookbooks
  • It's a very mild orgy,--a thimbleful of chocolate and one macaroon are all you'll get,--and coming between luncheon and dinner, I'm afraid you'll feel--as I did--as if you'd like to fall on the table and eat up all that's on it." —  We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses
 

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  1. French macaron, from Italian dialectal maccarone, dumpling, macaroni.

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  1. Formerly also mackaroon, mackroon, makaron, macaron; from French macaron, macaroni, also a bun or cake, = Spanish macarron, macaroon, from Old Italian maccaroni, orig. a mixture of flour, cheese, and butter: see macaroni.
 

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/mækəˈrun/
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