MADELEINE Meaning of MADELEINE in English [ 'madleɪn , 'mad(ə)lɛn ]■ noun a small rich sponge cake, often decorated with coconut and jam.OriginFr., prob. named after Madeleine Paulmier, 19th-cent. French pastry cook. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004