Definitions For Madeleine

Noun

MADELEINE (plural MADELEINEs) A french type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell. (figuratively) Something which bring back, brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.

Translations

Aragonese: madalena, f Armenian: մադլեն Asturian: madalena, f Basque: madalena Catalan: magdalena, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 瑪德蓮蛋糕, , from earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the given name Madeleine, , Magdalene, of uncertain reference: attributed in some sources to a 19th-century pastry cook , whose existence is now considered dubious. In sense 2, used with reference to the cake's function in the extract below, taken from 's .