MADELEINE


Meaning of MADELEINE in English

/ ˈmædleɪn; NAmE ; ˈmædlen/ noun

a type of a small cake

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WORD ORIGIN

French , probably named after Madeleine Paulmier, 19th-cent. French pastry cook.

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