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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mad•e•leine (mad′l in, mad′l ān′; Fr. madə len′),USA pronunciation n., pl. mad•e•leines (mad′l inz, mad′l ānz′; Fr. madə len′).USA pronunciation [French Cookery.]- Fooda small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold.
- something that triggers memories or nostalgia.
- 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
- 1835–45
- a female given name, form of Magdalen.
Also, Mad′e•laine, Mad•e•lene (mad′l in),USA pronunciation Mad′e•line, Mad′e•lyn. madeleine, + n. - something that triggers memories or nostalgia.
[in allusion to a nostalgic passage in Proust's Remembrance of Things Past] Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: madeleine /ˈmædəlɪn -ˌleɪn/ n - a small fancy sponge cake
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps after Madeleine Paulmier, French pastry cook |