Meaning & use
macarons
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“macarons” is a form of “macaron”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounplural
Small round French sweets made from egg white and almond flour, with a creamy filling between two smooth halves.
Grammar: Plural of macaron: she bought six macarons.
Patterns
- macarons filled with something
- a box of macarons
We bought a box of pink macarons from the bakery in the square.
The macarons were crisp outside and soft in the middle.
She learned to make macarons with a lemon filling.
Word forms
| singular | macaron |
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Common combinations
- a box of macarons
- He gave her a box of macarons for her birthday.
- bake macarons
- It takes patience to bake macarons correctly.
- colorful macarons
- The window was full of colorful macarons.
- macarons with a filling
- The macarons with a pistachio filling sold out first.
- French macarons
- French macarons are popular at weddings.
Synonyms and how they differ
- macaroons
- Macaroons are a different sweet made with coconut, so they are not a true synonym.
- sandwich cookies
- Sandwich cookies is a general term for any filled cookies, while macarons are a specific delicate type.
- petits fours
- Petits fours are small fancy cakes of many kinds, whereas macarons are a single recognizable shape.
Word family
Commonly confused: macarons or macaroons? macarons or macaroni?
macarons vs macaroons
Macaroons are chewy coconut cookies. Macarons are smooth, colorful and filled with cream.
macarons vs macaroni
Macaroni is a type of pasta, so it is not a dessert.
Practice
Which treat is a pair of smooth almond cookies joined by a creamy filling?
Choose one answer.
Macarons are the colorful French sandwich sweets. Macaroons are coconut cookies, macaroni is pasta, and marzipan is a paste.
Make it your own
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