"madeleine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmad(ə)lɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmad(ə)lɛn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmædələn/ [General-American], /ˌmædəˈleɪn/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-madeleine.ogg Forms: madeleines [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted 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. In sense 2, used with reference to the cake's function in the extract below, taken from Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|madeleine}} Unadapted borrowing from French madeleine Head templates: {{en-noun}} madeleine (plural madeleines)
  1. A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Translations (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell): madeleine (Afrikaans), madalena [feminine] (Aragonese), մադլեն (madlen) (Armenian), madalena [feminine] (Asturian), madalena (Basque), magdalena [feminine] (Catalan), 瑪德蓮蛋糕 (Chinese Mandarin), 玛德莲蛋糕 (Mǎdélián dàngāo) (Chinese Mandarin), madlenka [feminine] (Czech), kuketo (Esperanto), konkoforma kuketo (Esperanto), madeleine (Estonian), madeleine (Finnish), madeleine-leivos (Finnish), madeleine [feminine] (French), magdalena [feminine] (Galician), Madeleine [feminine, neuter] (German), μανταλένα (mantaléna) [feminine] (Greek), עוּגִיַּת מָדְלֶן (ugiyát madlén) [feminine] (Hebrew), מָדְלֶן (madlén) [feminine] (Hebrew), madeleine (Hungarian), madeleno (Ido), madeleine [feminine] (Italian), maddalena [feminine] (Italian), マドレーヌ (madorēnu) (Japanese), 마들렌 (madeullen) (Korean), madelenina (Malagasy), madeleinekake [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), کیک مادلن (keyk mâdlen) (Persian), مادلن (mâdlen) (Persian), magdalenka [feminine] (Polish), madalena [feminine] (Portuguese), madeleine [feminine] (Portuguese), мадле́н (madlén) [masculine] (Russian), magdalena [feminine] (Spanish), madeleinekaka [common-gender] (Swedish), madlen (Turkish), bánh mađơlen (Vietnamese), mađơlen (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-madeleine-en-noun-PP0yHom8 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 81 19 Categories (other): Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell': 93 7
  2. (figuratively) Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-madeleine-en-noun-JgKF~Pr7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Aragonese translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malagasy translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 33 33 2 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Aragonese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Malagasy translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 70

Inflected forms

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      "code": "af",
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      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "madeleine"
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      "word": "մադլեն"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
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      "word": "madeleine"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "madeleine-leivos"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "magdalena"
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      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ugiyát madlén",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "עוּגִיַּת מָדְלֶן"
    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "madlén",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מָדְלֶן"
    },
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "madeleine"
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      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "madeleno"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "maddalena"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "madorēnu",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "マドレーヌ"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "madeullen",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "마들렌"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "madelenina"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "madeleinekake"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "keyk mâdlen",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "کیک مادلن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâdlen",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "مادلن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magdalenka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madalena"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "madeleine"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "madlén",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мадле́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "magdalena"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "madeleinekaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "madlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "bánh mađơlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell",
      "word": "mađơlen"
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    "In Search of Lost Time",
    "Marcel Proust",
    "fr:Madeleine Paulmier"
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}

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