macaron

English

Alternative forms

• macaroon

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaron. Doublet of macaroon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mækəˈɹɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /mɑkəˈɹoʊn/

Noun

macaron (plural macarons)

Macarons

1. Any of various confections made with almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.

Derived terms

• macaronage

Translations

pastry

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: مَكَرون‎ m (makarōn)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬卡龍／马卡龙 (zh) (mǎkǎlóng)

• Dutch: macaron (nl) m, makaron (nl) m
• Esperanto: makarono
• Finnish: macaron (fi), makroni (fi)
• French: macaron (fr) m
• German: Macaron (de) n
• Greek: αμυγδαλωτό (el) n (amygdalotó)
• Indonesian: makarun, makaron
• Japanese: マカロン (ja) (makaron)
• Korean: 마카롱 (makarong)
• Portuguese: macaron m
• Russian: макаро́н (ru) m (makarón)
• Spanish: macarrón (es) m
• Turkish: makaron (tr)

See also

• macaroon

Anagrams

• Carmona, Marcano, camaron, narcoma

Finnish

Alternative forms

• macaroon

Etymology

From French macaron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkɑron/, [ˈmɑ̝kɑ̝ro̞n]
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ca‧ron

Noun

macaron

1. macaron (small pastry or cookie made with almond)

Declension

Inflection of macaron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		macaron	macaronit
genitive		macaronin	macaronien
partitive		macaronia	macaroneja
illative		macaroniin	macaroneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		macaron	macaronit
accusative	nom.	macaron	macaronit
	gen.	macaronin
genitive		macaronin	macaronien
partitive		macaronia	macaroneja
inessive		macaronissa	macaroneissa
elative		macaronista	macaroneista
illative		macaroniin	macaroneihin
adessive		macaronilla	macaroneilla
ablative		macaronilta	macaroneilta
allative		macaronille	macaroneille
essive		macaronina	macaroneina
translative		macaroniksi	macaroneiksi
instructive		—	macaronein
abessive		macaronitta	macaroneitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of macaron (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative macaronini macaronini accusative nom. macaronini macaronini gen. macaronini genitive macaronini macaronieni partitive macaroniani macaronejani inessive macaronissani macaroneissani elative macaronistani macaroneistani illative macaroniini macaroneihini adessive macaronillani macaroneillani ablative macaroniltani macaroneiltani allative macaronilleni macaroneilleni essive macaroninani macaroneinani translative macaronikseni macaroneikseni instructive — — abessive macaronittani macaroneittani comitative — macaroneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative macaronisi macaronisi accusative nom. macaronisi macaronisi gen. macaronisi genitive macaronisi macaroniesi partitive macaroniasi macaronejasi inessive macaronissasi macaroneissasi elative macaronistasi macaroneistasi illative macaroniisi macaroneihisi adessive macaronillasi macaroneillasi ablative macaroniltasi macaroneiltasi allative macaronillesi macaroneillesi essive macaroninasi macaroneinasi translative macaroniksesi macaroneiksesi instructive — — abessive macaronittasi macaroneittasi comitative — macaroneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative macaronimme macaronimme accusative nom. macaronimme macaronimme gen. macaronimme genitive macaronimme macaroniemme partitive macaroniamme macaronejamme inessive macaronissamme macaroneissamme elative macaronistamme macaroneistamme illative macaroniimme macaroneihimme adessive macaronillamme macaroneillamme ablative macaroniltamme macaroneiltamme allative macaronillemme macaroneillemme essive macaroninamme macaroneinamme translative macaroniksemme macaroneiksemme instructive — — abessive macaronittamme macaroneittamme comitative — macaroneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative macaroninne macaroninne accusative nom. macaroninne macaroninne gen. macaroninne genitive macaroninne macaronienne partitive macaronianne macaronejanne inessive macaronissanne macaroneissanne elative macaronistanne macaroneistanne illative macaroniinne macaroneihinne adessive macaronillanne macaroneillanne ablative macaroniltanne macaroneiltanne allative macaronillenne macaroneillenne essive macaroninanne macaroneinanne translative macaroniksenne macaroneiksenne instructive — — abessive macaronittanne macaroneittanne comitative — macaroneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative macaroninsa macaroninsa accusative nom. macaroninsa macaroninsa gen. macaroninsa genitive macaroninsa macaroniensa partitive macaroniaan macaroniansa macaronejaan macaronejansa inessive macaronissaan macaronissansa macaroneissaan macaroneissansa elative macaronistaan macaronistansa macaroneistaan macaroneistansa illative macaroniinsa macaroneihinsa adessive macaronillaan macaronillansa macaroneillaan macaroneillansa ablative macaroniltaan macaroniltansa macaroneiltaan macaroneiltansa allative macaronilleen macaronillensa macaroneilleen macaroneillensa essive macaroninaan macaroninansa macaroneinaan macaroneinansa translative macaronikseen macaroniksensa macaroneikseen macaroneiksensa instructive — — abessive macaronittaan macaronittansa macaroneittaan macaroneittansa comitative — macaroneineen macaroneinensa

Synonyms

• macaron-leivos

French

FWOTD – 26 August 2014

Etymology

Sixteenth century, from Italian maccarone, see macaroni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ka.ʁɔ̃/

• Audio

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Noun

macaron m (plural macarons)

1. macaron (pastry)
   • 1873, Émile Zola, Le Ventre de Paris:

     […] et elle était encore attendrie par les bocaux pleins de gâteaux secs, de macarons et de madeleines.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. buns rolled over the ears and worn symmetrically
   • 1948, Maurice Druon, Les Grandes Familles:

     Marie-Hélène avait changé de coiffure; elle portait maintenant deux nattes qu'elle roulait en macarons sur ses oreilles.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

3. round insignia

   macaron tricolore

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

• → Catalan: macarró
• → English: macaron
  • English: macaroon

See also

• macaron on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Further reading

• “macaron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaron.

Noun

macaron n (plural macaroane)

1. macaron (pastry)

Declension

Declension of macaron

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) macaron	macaronul	(niște) macaroane	macaroanele
genitive/dative	(unui) macaron	macaronului	(unor) macaroane	macaroanelor
vocative	macaronule		macaroanelor

Spanish

Verb

macaron

1. third-person plural preterite indicative of macar