macaroon
noun/ˌmækəˈruːn/
/ˌmækəˈruːn/
- a soft, round, sweet biscuit made with almonds or coconutTopics Foodc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French macaron, from Italian maccarone from late Greek makaria ‘food made from barley’.
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