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# Macarons or macaroni, after all?
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/vse-taki-makaruny-ili-makarony/
- Published: 2022-03-09T19:44:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:39:18.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, London, Mores, Humour

Macarons or macaroni, after all? In the middle of the eighteenth century, the word "macaroni" in England denoted neither a pasta nor even a dessert, but dandies who laboured diligently to dress up as French aristocrats. A macaroni could be recognised by the tiny hat perched atop a tall powdered wig