Editing Macaroon (section)

==Etymology==
The name ''macaroon'' is borrowed from French {{Lang|fr|macaron}}, in turn from the Sicilian {{Lang|scn|maccarone}}'','' a variant form of {{Lang|scn|maccherone}}, the same word as [[macaroni]]. The origin of that is unclear; it may be from medieval Greek μακαρία, 'barley broth', or μακαρώνεια, 'funeral chant'. The etymology connecting it to Italian {{Lang|it|maccare}}, 'to bruise'<ref>{{cite web | title=A Brief history of Macaroons | url=https://cor.ca/2013/03/a-brief-history-of-macaroons/ | publisher=Judy Pister | work=COR online | date=March 29, 2013}}</ref> is now rejected.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Oxford English Dictionary |year=2023 |chapter=macaroon, macaron, macaroni}}</ref> The origin of the word may also have referred to a sort of [[gnocchi]].{{cn|date=August 2024}}