单词 | madeleine |
释义 | madeleine /mad"l in, mad'l ayn"/; Fr. /manndeu len"/, n. , pl. madeleines /mad"l inz, mad'l aynz"/; Fr. /manndeu len"/. French Cookery. 1. a small shell-shaped cake made of flour, eggs, sugar, and butter and baked in a mold. 2. something that triggers memories or nostalgia. [1835-45; < F, 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] |
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