muffin
Americannoun
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an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan muffin pan containing a series of cuplike forms.
noun
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a thick round baked yeast roll, usually toasted and served with butter
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a small cup-shaped sweet bread roll, usually eaten hot with butter
Etymology
Origin of muffin
First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Finally, a muffin that feels like a quiet triumph of patience, experimentation, and a little alchemy.
From Salon
Some dishes are forever trapped in the wrong season, and the blueberry muffin has long been one of them for me; an eternal July snack slathered in nostalgia and sunshine.
From Salon
Gone are the sweet potatoes, pecan pie and corn muffins.
“French can wait until tomorrow. I merely had an epiphany of sorts, about something I have been wondering about for some months. Now, shall we sing that muffin man song as we walk?”
From Literature
That’s why I want to share what I think might be the perfect savory muffin.
From Salon
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