macaron

English

Macarons

Alternative forms

• macaroon

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek μᾰ́κᾰρ (mắkăr)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Medieval Greek μακαρία (makaría)der.?

Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos)der.?

Latin maccus

Latin macco

Latin maccāreder.?

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti?

Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ia

Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)

Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza)bor.

Latin massader.?

Italian maccherone

Italian maccarone

French macaronbor.

English macaron

Borrowed from French macaron. Doublet of macaroon and macaroni.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: mac‧a‧ron

Noun

macaron (plural macarons)

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

Derived terms

• macaronage

Descendants

• → Indonesian: makarun

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), マコロン (makoron)
• Korean: 마카롱 (makarong)
• Macedonian: падобранец m (padobranec)
• Portuguese: macaron m
• Russian: макаро́н (ru) m (makarón)
• Spanish: macarrón (es) m, mostachón (es) m, macaron m
• Swedish: makron (sv) c
• Turkish: makaron (tr)
• Yiddish: מאַקאַראָן n (makaron)

See also

• macaroon

Anagrams

• Carmona, Marcano, camaron, narcoma

Dutch

Alternative forms

• makaron

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ.kɑˈrɔn/, [mɑ.kɑˈrɔ̃ː]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧ron

Noun

macaron m (plural macarons, diminutive macaronnetje n)

1. macaron (pastry)

Finnish

Alternative forms

• macaroon

Etymology

Borrowed from French macaron.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

macaron

1. macaron (pastry)

   Synonym: makroni

   Hyponym: leivos

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
abessive		macaronitta	macaroneitta
instructive		—	macaronein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of macaron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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 abessive macaronittani macaroneittani instructive — — 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 abessive macaronittasi macaroneittasi instructive — — 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 abessive macaronittamme macaroneittamme instructive — — 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 abessive macaronittanne macaroneittanne instructive — — 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 abessive macaronittaan macaronittansa macaroneittaan macaroneittansa instructive — — comitative — macaroneineen macaroneinensa

Further reading

• “macaron”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

FWOTD – 26 August 2014

Etymology

Sixteenth century, from Italian maccarone, see macaroni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ka.ʁɔ̃/

• Audio (France):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧ron

Noun

macaron m (plural macarons)

Une femme coiffée avec des macarons (2)

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 quotation)

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 quotation)

3. round insignia, roundel; round badge or sticker

   macaron tricolore ― tricolour roundel, tricolour cockade

Derived terms

(pastry, all are different)

• macaron d'Amiens
• macaron de Cormery
• macaron de Joyeuse
• macaron de Montmorillon
• macaron de Saint-Émilion
• macaron de Sault

Descendants

• → Catalan: macarró
• Dutch: makaron
  • → Indonesian: makaron
• ⇒ Dutch: makron
• → English: macaron, macaroon
  • → Indonesian: makarun
• → Finnish: macaron
• German: Makrone
  • ⇒ Danish: makron
• → Turkish: makaron
• → Yiddish: מאַקאַראָן (makaron)

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

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek μᾰ́κᾰρ (mắkăr)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Medieval Greek μακαρία (makaría)der.?

Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos)der.?

Latin maccus

Latin macco

Latin maccāreder.?

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti?

Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ia

Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)

Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza)bor.

Latin massader.?

Italian maccherone

Italian maccarone

French macaronbor.

Romanian macaron

Borrowed from French macaron.

Noun

macaron n (plural macaroane)

1. macaron (pastry)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	macaron	macaronul	macaroane	macaroanele
genitive-dative	macaron	macaronului	macaroane	macaroanelor
vocative	macaronule		macaroanelor

Spanish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈkaɾon/ [maˈka.ɾõn]
• Rhymes: -aɾon
• Syllabification: ma‧ca‧ron

Verb

macaron

1. third-person plural preterite indicative of macar

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek μᾰ́κᾰρ (mắkăr)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Medieval Greek μακαρία (makaría)der.?

Ancient Greek μῶκος (môkos)der.?

Latin maccus

Latin macco

Latin maccāreder.?

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti?

Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ia

Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)

Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza)bor.

Latin massader.?

Italian maccherone

Italian maccarone

French macaronubor.

Spanish macaron

Unadapted borrowing from French macaron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makaˈɾon/ [ma.kaˈɾõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ma‧ca‧ron

Noun

macaron m (plural macarons)

1. macaron
2. almond macaroon

   Synonym: macarrón

Further reading

• Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “macaron”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA