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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmacaron
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /makaˈʁãw/
"O fabricante de macaron criou novos sabores tropicais."
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A sweet confection made from egg whites, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond flour, and food coloring, filled with ganache, buttercream, or jam nestled between two cookies.
"She bought a colorful box of artisanal strawberry and pistachio macarons from the Parisian patisserie." - 2
A traditional small coconut or almond macaroon cookie.
"The bakery also offered chewy coconut macarons dipped in dark chocolate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Northern Italian dialect word 'maccarone', meaning a fine paste or dumpling, which itself comes from the verb 'maczare', meaning to crush or batter. The term traveled to France in the 16th century via Catherine de' Medici's Italian chefs, where it gradually evolved from a simple almond biscuit into the delicate, airy sandwich cookie with buttercream or ganache filling known globally today.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Macaron" is said worldwide
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macaron
Transliteration: /ma.ka.ʁɔ̃/
"J'ai acheté un délicieux macaron à la framboise."
Macaron
Transliteration: /makaˈʁɔ̃/
"Sie genießt ein süßes Macaron zum Kaffee."
macaron
Transliteration: /makaˈrɔn/
"Ha assaggiato un macaron alla vaniglia."
macarón
Transliteration: /makaˈɾon/
"Compró una caja de macarones de chocolate."
macaron
Transliteration: /makaˈʁãw/
"O fabricante de macaron criou novos sabores tropicais."
मैकरॉन
Transliteration: maikaron
"उसने बेकरी से एक मीठा मैकरॉन खरीदा।"
马卡龙
Transliteration: mǎ qiǎ lóng
"这家店的草莓马卡龙非常受欢迎。"
마카롱
Transliteration: makalong
"그녀는 카페에서 달콤한 마카롱을 먹었다."
マカロン
Transliteration: makaron
"彼女は色鮮やかなマカロンを買いました。"
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