"macaron" pronunciation
I'm referring here to French macaron cookies....not the chewy coconutty macaroons most often found around Passover.
How the heck is the French cookie name pronounced? Mah-ca-ROHN?
I have never had to ask for them by name before, I have only baked them at home since we don't have a bakery that makes them in Pittsburgh (to my knowledge).
Sorry for the silly question. I am travelling to Canada soon and plan to ask everyone within earshot where to find them! :)
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9 Comments:
"On" is a nasal vowel you don't pronounce the n. The sound is like if you started pronouncing own but dropped the n.
SqueezeBottle at 11:09AM on 07/27/09
You can hear it at the 12 sec. mark in this video. When she says "côté macaron..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzN67lTJHcE&feature=channel
Oh man, I wish I could taste one of those Chocolate, fig and foie gras babies.
SqueezeBottle at 11:32AM on 07/27/09
Thanks for the link, SB!
Adam Kuban at 11:40AM on 07/27/09
mahck-eh-rohn
the last syllable (rohn), should sound like you are about to say a 'g' at the end, but stopped just short. Like, rohn(g)
laurelie at 12:09PM on 07/27/09
Ok thanks. Yeah, I know enough French to get the "on" pronunciation right, it was where to put the emphasis that was throwing me off. I speak Spanish, so I was inclined to say "macaRON!" using the Spanish last syllable inflection. :)
cdp1223 at 2:14PM on 07/27/09
The French do not place emphasis on any syllable. All syllables are treated equally. The last consonant is silent (but suggested, as a dropped consonant), unless it is followed by an e, in which case it is pronounced.
Paula Maack at 2:35PM on 07/27/09
Unless you are going to Quebec, I wouldn't worry too much about your french. Most of the general population of Canada (including me) speak just a smattering of it.
blush at 2:43PM on 07/27/09
@blush....yeah, I wasn't concerned with the language barrier at all. I'm just going to Toronto. :)
I had just always wondered about it and never thought to ask. I also have a fear of pronouncing things incorrectly regarding foreign foodstuffs. Don't want to embarrass myself in front of foodie friends!
cdp1223 at 3:11PM on 07/27/09
Hehe. Embarassment is almost my natural state of being.
blush at 3:21PM on 07/28/09