n. A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds or coconut, and sugar.
n. A finical fellow, or macaroni.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A small sweet cake, made of sweet-almond meal instead of wheaten flour, and white of eggs.
n. A droll; a buffoon. A finical fellow; a fop; an exquisite. Compare macaroni, 3.
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n. chewy cookie usually containing almond paste
Word Usage
"What most of us know as a macaroon is usually made with coconut, sometimes almond paste, and it's sometimes swirly, sometimes round, frequently dense and often tasty, but rarely light, elegant or ooh-la-la worthy."