madeleine
A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shellA French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
» Grease the madeleine molds and pour in the batter (but not all the way to the top; the madeleines will rise!)
Meaning
2 sensesA French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
Madeleine
мадле́нmadlén
(figuratively)Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.
Examples
2 sentencesGrease the madeleine molds and pour in the batter (but not all the way to the top; the madeleines will rise!)
Madeleine sings well.
deMadeleine singt gut.
Translations
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from French madeleine, from earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the gUnadapted borrowing from French madeleine, from earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the given name Madeleine (“Magdalene”), of uncertain reference: attributed in some sources to a 19th-century pastry cook Madeleine Paulmier, whose existence is now considered dubious.
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Forms
plural: madeleines| Singular | madeleine |
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