English muffin

American  

noun

English muffins plural

1. a rather flat muffin made from yeast dough, typically baked on a griddle, and then split and toasted before being eaten.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• English muffins
  plural

Etymology

Origin of English muffin

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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English muffin

Eating eggs and avocado on an English muffin, I see that someone I follow has shared a Substack note from neuroscientist Manuela Kouakou:

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

In the department of not fixing what’s not broken, it all comes on a Franz English muffin.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

I truly had no idea that little pizzas had progressed past the English muffin versions of my youth.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2023

The “frenchie” burger has roots in a trip Jones took to France, where she was served a beef patty between slices of English muffin.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023

Twenty minutes later, I've got my mouth full of English muffin and the cell phone rings.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements