macaronEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishmacaron /ˌmakəˈrɒn / ▸ noun a small round cake with a meringue-like consistency, made with egg white, sugar, and powdered almonds and consisting of two halves sandwiching a creamy filling: I made vanilla cupcakes and a batch of strawberry macarons. – ORIGIN French: see macaroon.