muffin

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   especially North American: a small, cup-shaped quick bread, often sweet and containing fruit, nuts, or chocolate

   She packed a blueberry muffin for breakfast.

2. 2
   noun

   British: a small, round, flat yeast bread that is split, toasted, and usually served with butter

   He toasted a muffin and spread it with butter and jam.

Recorded in the early eighteenth century, earlier as moofin. Its origin is uncertain; proposed sources include Low German Muffe 'small cake' and Old French moufflet 'soft bread,' but neither explanation is conclusive.

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