macaron

English
Macarons

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaron.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mækəˈɹɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /mɑkəˈɹoʊn/

Noun

macaron (plural macarons)

  1. Any of various pastries based on almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑkɑro̞n/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧ron

Noun

macaron

  1. macaron (small pastry or cookie made with almond)

Declension
Inflection of macaron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative macaron macaronit
genitive macaronin macaronien
partitive macaronia macaroneja
illative macaroniin macaroneihin
singular plural
nominative macaron macaronit
accusative nom. macaron macaronit
gen. macaronin
genitive macaronin macaronien
partitive macaronia macaroneja
inessive macaronissa macaroneissa
elative macaronista macaroneista
illative macaroniin macaroneihin
adessive macaronilla macaroneilla
ablative macaronilta macaroneilta
allative macaronille macaroneille
essive macaronina macaroneina
translative macaroniksi macaroneiksi
instructive — macaronein
abessive macaronitta macaroneitta
comitative — macaroneineen

Synonyms

French
FWOTD – 26 August 2014

Etymology

Sixteenth century, from Italian maccarone, see macaroni.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ka.ʁɔ̃/

Noun

macaron m (plural macarons)

  1. a sweet pastry made with almonds and egg white
    • (Can we date this quote?) Émile Zola:
      Des bocaux pleins de gâteaux secs, de macarons et de madeleines.
  2. buns rolled over the ears and worn symmetrically
    • (Can we date this quote?) Druon:
      Marie-Hélène avait changé de coiffure; elle portait maintenant deux nattes qu'elle roulait en macarons sur ses oreilles.
  3. round insignia
    Macaron tricolore.

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