muffin
[ muhf-in ]
/ ˈmʌf ɪn /
noun
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.
Origin of muffin
First recorded in 1695–1705; origin uncertain
Words nearby muffin
muesli bar,
muezzin,
muf,
muff,
muff glass,
muffin,
muffin man,
muffin stand,
muffin top,
muffineer,
muffle
Example sentences from the Web for muffin
British Dictionary definitions for muffin
muffin
/ (ˈmʌfɪn) /
noun
British
a thick round baked yeast roll, usually toasted and served with butter
US and Canadian
a small cup-shaped sweet bread roll, usually eaten hot with butter
Word Origin for muffin
C18: perhaps from Low German
muffen, cakes