ironsofcanada 4:02 Mon May 9
Plumbing the depths of WHO's knowledge base - What is a macaroon?
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Working on a project and am wondering, to the modern general English (Southern, I guess) public, - what is a macaroon?
I know what it is in the 18th and 19th century and I know what a French macaron is but those defintions get confused and altered along the way. It is also related to macaroni (maccerone) going back a little more.
But what does it mean to you today?
Thanks in advance for all the witty comments.
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cholo
4:07 Mon May 9
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I know they say the west ham fanbase has changed ,but this takes this biscuit.
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bruuuno
4:09 Mon May 9
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Look in the mirror
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ironsofcanada
4:18 Mon May 9
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bruu
I know I can always count on you but...
Do you mean the English 18th century - "macaroni" - "a dandy or fop" - a gentleman who made too many trips to Europe and loved its fashion. (As evidenced in the meant to be insulting song "Yankee Doodle" - "stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"
Or the Italian "maccherone" - "blockhead, fool" - essentially dumb as paste (pasta).
Or another insult I don't know.
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Far Cough
4:23 Mon May 9
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Kind of biscuit innit
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ironsofcanada
4:27 Mon May 9
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Far Cough 4:23 Mon May 9
It is, but it can be a couple of basic kinds and was wondering which the two the word meant to WHOers.
(without giving prompts by mentioning the different ingredients.)
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Side of Ham
4:29 Mon May 9
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The French President
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Mike Oxsaw
4:30 Mon May 9
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Isn't is a semi-crisp biscuit based on shredded coconut?
That being said, I've never seen anything resembling it in shops or restaurants of countries where coconuts profligate.
Ask Knoblerone - he's a jet-setting man of the world and knows everything. Probably gets one served to him with a dead posh cocktail in first class lounges.
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Far Cough
4:33 Mon May 9
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It has also known to have been used as rhyming slang, not by me I might add
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ironsofcanada
4:37 Mon May 9
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Mike Oxsaw 4:30 Mon May 9
Cheers
The coconut bit is the important part for me.
(As opposed to almond flour)
The French call somthing similar Congolais, no idea if there are actually any in the Congo.
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cup of tea
4:37 Mon May 9
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It's a well known 90s dance craze/fad performed by Whitfield
The Macaroon-a
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cup of tea
4:37 Mon May 9
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*Whigfield
NOT Whitfield as in JUNE WHITFIELD
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ironsofcanada
4:45 Mon May 9
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Far Cough 4:33 Mon May 9
Ahh
If that was bruuno's meaning, that is not the case when I look in the mirror. Though my wanne-be basketball-playing kid of a self sadly wanted different.
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ironsofcanada
5:31 Mon May 9
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cup of tea 4:37 Mon May 9
Weirdly connects going way back.
Macaroon coming from maccaroni (maccherone) which probably comes Late Greek μάκαρ - "food made with barley" but also "blessed" - related to the goddess Macaria and the fact the food was used at funerals.
The Macarena comes from a Spanish female name meaning "happy or blessed" probably from same Greek source.
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Cabbage Savage
5:37 Mon May 9
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Pickle tell me it is a sub saharan?
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yngwies Cat
10:32 Mon May 9
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Our Kit maker a few years back.
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Hammer and Pickle
10:35 Mon May 9
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Almond biscuit - are you a bit simple?
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Nurse Ratched
10:50 Mon May 9
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Arf! @ Savage
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Hammer and Pickle
11:04 Mon May 9
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This seems to be some sort of cry for help.
Can you be a bit more precise about what you need without being turned into a fondue?
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Eerie Descent
11:38 Mon May 9
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Nurse Ratched 10:50 Mon May 9
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BRANDED
12:15 Tue May 10
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Macaroon is a cake/biscuit
WTF?
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