muffin

American  

[muhf-in] / ˈmʌf ɪn /

noun

1. an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan muffin pan containing a series of cuplike forms.

2. English muffin.

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muffin British  

/ ˈmʌfɪn /

noun

1. a thick round baked yeast roll, usually toasted and served with butter

2. a small cup-shaped sweet bread roll, usually eaten hot with butter

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Etymology

Origin of muffin

First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

They are especially great on top of bran muffins or blueberry muffins, Ziata said.

From Salon

Instead, I bake more banana chocolate chip muffins than Mom and I can eat, and I watch This Is Us on repeat.

From Literature

"Unlike muffins, cupcakes, or biscuits, cakes are designed to be sliced and shared," she says.

From BBC

But scientists are discovering that things like pizza, french fries and packaged muffins also tend to have additional qualities that may make them unhealthy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Historically, it was basically a couple of flavors of muffin tops.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bread
• doughnut
• pastry
• scone