Definition
Sweet almond-based cookies made from ground almonds, egg whites, and sugar, often with coconut in some versions.
Etymology
From Italian 'maccarone' or French 'macaron,' possibly from Arabic 'makarun' or Greek 'makaria' (a barley cake). The confection came to Europe via Italy in the Renaissance.
Kelly Says
French macarons (with one 'o') and Italian/American macaroons (with two 'o's) are completely different—French macarons are delicate meringue sandwich cookies, while macaroons are chewy coconut mounds, but people mix them up constantly.
Translations
ARالعربية
ماكرون
ma-kroon
BNবাংলা
ম্যাকারোন
ma-ka-ron
CACatalà
macarons
ma-ka-rons
DADansk
macarons
ma-ka-rons
DEDeutsch
Macarons
ma-ka-rons
ELΕλληνικά
μακαρόν
ma-ka-ron
ESEspañol
macarena
ma-ka-re-nah
FAفارسی
ماکaron
ma-ka-ron
FISuomi
makaronit
ma-ka-ro-nit
FRFrançais
macaroons
ma-ka-roons
HEעברית
מקרונים
ma-kro-neem
HIहिन्दी
मैकारून
ma-ka-roon
HUMagyar
makaron
ma-ka-ron
IDBahasa Indonesia
macaron
ma-ka-ron
ITItaliano
macaron
ma-ka-ron
MSBahasa Melayu
makaron
ma-ka-ron
MYမြန်မာ
မကaroni
ma-ka-ro-ni
NLNederlands
macarons
ma-ka-rons
NONorsk
macarons
ma-ka-rons
PLPolski
makaron
ma-ka-ron
PTPortuguês
macaroons
ma-ka-roons
RORomână
macarons
ma-ka-rons
RUРусский
макарон
ma-ka-ron
SVSvenska
macarons
ma-ka-rons
SWKiswahili
makaroni
ma-ka-ro-ni
TAதமிழ்
மகா ரோன்
ma-ha-ro-n
TEతెలుగు
మాకరూన్స్
ma-ka-roons
TRTürkçe
makaron
ma-ka-ron
UKУкраїнська
макарони
ma-ka-ro-ni
VITiếng Việt
bánh macaron
bahn ma-ka-ron
ZUZU
makaroni
ma-ka-ro-ni