MADELEINE


Meaning of MADELEINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-də-lən, ˌma-də-ˈlān ]

noun

Etymology: French, perhaps from Madeleine Paumier, 19th century French pastry cook

Date: 1845

1. : a small rich shell-shaped cake

2. : one that evokes a memory

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