Macaroon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Macaroon \Mac`a*roon"\, n. [F. macaron, It. maccherone. See
     {Macaroni}.]
     1. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs,
        almonds or coconut, and sugar.
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     2. A finical fellow, or macaroni. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  macaroon
       n : chewy drop cookie usually containing almond paste