madeleine
noun/ˈmædlɪn/, /ˈmædleɪn/
/ˈmædlɪn/, /ˈmædleɪn/
- a type of small cakeWord OriginFrench, probably named after Madeleine Paulmier, 19th-cent. French pastry cook.
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