macaroon
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, dishmacaroonmac‧a‧roon /ˌmækəˈruːn/ noun [countable] DFFa small round cake made of sugar, eggs, and crushed almonds or coconutExamples from the Corpusmacaroon• Halve, remove stones and fill with crumbled macaroons or Amaretti biscuits mixed with butter.• Whatever you do, save room for one of the miniature macaroons delivered on a silver tray.Origin macaroon (1500-1600) French macaron, from Italian dialect maccarone; → MACARONI