Madeleine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmad(ə)lɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Madeleine is a noun meaning A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
Meaning
A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.
Example Sentences
Madeleine batter can be made in advance and refrigerated.
The Robe was thus fixed in my mind as a symbol, and in my memory as a madeleine, of Jewish evil.
Every five years or so, in the middle of another task, I'll look at them and a particular cover will bring memory flooding back like a madeleine.
My madeleine moment happened early on Friday, while pot smoke drifted in the air as I waited for a shuttle to the polo fields where Coachella takes place.
Word Forms
- madeleines
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