From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmacaroonmac‧a‧roon /ˌmækəˈruːn/ noun [countable] DFFa small round cake made of sugar, eggs, and crushed almonds or coconut
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macaroon• Halve, remove stones and fill with crumbled macaroons or Amaretti biscuits mixed with butter.• Whatever you do, save room for one of the miniature macaroons delivered on a silver tray.Origin macaroon (1500-1600) French macaron, from Italian dialect maccarone; → MACARONI 