muffin

noun

muf·​fin ˈmə-fən How to pronounce muffin (audio)
: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds

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Best Roasted Nuts: Jewels Under the Kilt Roasted Salted Walnuts These super-tender, fresh-tasting walnuts have just the right amount of salt to balance brownies, cookies, and muffins. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025 The muffins have a sell by date of 2/18/2025 and are packed in a clear container. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025 Use an ice cream scoop to dollop the batter into a muffin tin. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 Ice cream flavors on its website include dulce de leche brownie, lemon poppy seed muffin and Sicilian pistachio. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muffin

Word History

Etymology

probably from Low German muffen, plural of muffe cake

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muffin was in 1703

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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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muffin

noun
muf·​fin ˈməf-ən How to pronounce muffin (audio)
: a bread made of batter containing egg that is baked in a small cup-shaped container

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