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muffin

[ muhf-in ]

noun

  1. an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan muffin pan containing a series of cuplike forms.


muffin

/ ˈmʌfɪn /

noun

  1. a thick round baked yeast roll, usually toasted and served with butter
  2. a small cup-shaped sweet bread roll, usually eaten hot with butter


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Word History and Origins

Origin of muffin1

First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of muffin1

C18: perhaps from Low German muffen, cakes

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Example Sentences

I have two daughters, Poppet and her 17-year-old sister Muffin.

No matter what was on that flag—a white buttercup, a corn muffin, the skeleton of an alligator, who knows?

Its apple-carrot muffin is a moist and comforting treat that tastes like your grandmother baked it especially for you.

A popular Toronto bakery sells an organic vegan muffin made from sweet potatoes and dates.

None, however, rival “Muffin Top” for sheer absurdity—and genius.

He smiled lazily at her and took a muffin from a plate handed him by the waiter.

Mr. Morton led the way to the parlour, where Master Tom, reperched on the stool, was rapidly digesting the plundered muffin.

Then the young man took his muffin, and, breaking off a little bit of it, handed it to the man with the bow and arrow.

Then the young man took his muffin, and, breaking off a little bit of it, handed it to the man who gazed at the sun.

Then the young man took his muffin, and, breaking off a little bit of it, handed it to the man with the mouth as large as a river.

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