macaron
French, noun/ma.ka.ʁɔ̃/
macaron is spelled M-A-C-A-R-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macaron is a French masculine noun meaning “macaron (pastry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite pâtisserie ronde, dans laquelle il entre principalement des amandes et du sucre”.
What does macaron mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemacaron (pastry)
- 2
masculinebuns rolled over the ears and worn symmetrically
- 3
masculineround insignia, roundel; round badge or sticker
macaron tricolore
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite pâtisserie ronde, dans laquelle il entre principalement des amandes et du sucre. 2. Macaron de Montmorillon : Petite pâtisserie ronde à base d'amande et d'amande amère, spécialité de la ville de Montmorillon dans la Vienne. 3. Macaron de Saint-Émilion : Petite pâtisserie semblable aux macarons de Montmorillon. 4. Macaron de Cormery : Petite pâtisserie en forme de couronne à base d'amande et de blanc d'œuf, spécialité de la ville de Cormery.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of macaron
- macarons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macaron?
- /ma.ka.ʁɔ̃/
- \ma.ka.ʁɔ̃\
- [ma.ka.ʁɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macaron
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macaron in French?
macaron appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).