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- [mad-l-in, mad-l-eyn; French maduh-len]
- /ˈmæd l ɪn, ˌmæd lˈeɪn; French madəˈlɛn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mad-l-in, mad-l-eyn; French maduh-len]
- /ˈmæd l ɪn, ˌmæd lˈeɪn; French madəˈlɛn/
Definitions of madeleine word
- noun plural madeleine a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold. 1
- noun plural madeleine something that triggers memories or nostalgia: in allusion to a nostalgic passage in Proust's Remembrance of Things Past. 1
- noun madeleine a female given name, form of Magdalene. 1
- noun madeleine A small rich cake, typically baked in a shell-shaped mold and often decorated with coconut and jam. 1
- noun madeleine a small fancy sponge cake 0
- noun madeleine a type of small, rich cake baked in a shell-shaped mold 0
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Origin of madeleine
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < French, earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the female given name; the attribution of the recipe to an 18th-century cook named Madeleine Pau(l)mier is unsubstantiated
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Parts of speech for Madeleine
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madeleine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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