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macaroon
/ˌmæk.əˈɹuːn/
noun 3
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2VERB + MACAROON
hear
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
noun
1
A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.
I will take charge of the cake department, including, if I remember rightly, plum and plain, rout cakes, and macaroons, finger biscuits, and cracknels.
2
Alternative spelling of macaron.
noun
1
A coarse, rude, low fellow.
Like a big wife, at sight of lothed meat, Ready to travail; so I sigh and sweat, To hear this macaroon talk on in vain.
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I will take charge of the cake department, including, if I remember rightly, plum and plain, rout cakes, and macaroons, finger biscuits, and cracknels.
Wiktionary02
Like a big wife, at sight of lothed meat, Ready to travail; so I sigh and sweat, To hear this macaroon talk on in vain.
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