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mac·a·roon
(măk′ə-ro͞on′)n.
A chewy cookie made with sugar, egg whites, and almond paste or coconut.
[French macaron, from Italian dialectal maccarone, dumpling, macaroni, variant of standard Italian maccherone; see macaroni.]
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macaroon
(ˌmækəˈruːn)n
(Cookery) a kind of sweet biscuit made of ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites
[C17: via French macaron from Italian maccarone macaroni]
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mac•a•roon
(ˌmæk əˈrun)n.
a cookie made of beaten egg whites, sugar, and almond paste or ground coconut.
[1605–15; < Middle French macaron (< Occitan) < dial. Italian maccarone; see macaroni]
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Noun 1. [画像:macaroon - chewy cookie usually containing almond paste]macaroon - chewy cookie usually containing almond paste
ratafia biscuit, ratafia - macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur
coconut macaroon - macaroon containing coconut
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macaroon
n → Makrone f
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