Etymology of the English word macaroon
the English word
macaroonderived from the French word
macaronderived from the Dialectal Italian word
macaronederived from the Greek word
makariaDate
The earliest known usage of macaroon in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
makron, French
macaron, German
Makrone, Norwegian
makron, Swedish
makronUsage
Word found in Modern English
