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madeleine.

madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mad.lɛn/
  1. madeleine (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)

    feminine
  2. madeleine (something which brings back a memory)

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, after the given name Madeleine (“Magdalene”), of uncertain reference: see more above.

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