madeleine
see also: Madeleine
Pronunciation Noun
Madeleine
Proper noun
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see also: Madeleine
Pronunciation Noun
madeleine (plural madeleines)
- A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
- (figuratively) Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.
- French: madeleine
- German: Madeleine
- Italian: madeleine, maddalena
- Portuguese: madalena, madeleine
- Russian: мадле́н
- Spanish: magdalena
Madeleine
Proper noun
- A female given name.
- 1967 Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There, HarperCollins (2014), ISBN 978-0-00-759135-0, page 185:
- "We've been making up the most glamorous names for you, Marguerite and Marlene and Madeleine―"
- "And Melanie and Marianne and Marietta," put in Jane.
- 1967 Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There, HarperCollins (2014), ISBN 978-0-00-759135-0, page 185:
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