Magdalena — meaning in English

English meaning

• cupcake noun A small individual cake, usually baked in a paper or foil cup and topped with icing.
• madeleine noun A small, shell-shaped French sponge cake.
• Magdalene noun A reformed prostitute (an older, now largely historical usage).
• muffin noun A small, cake-like baked good, often eaten for breakfast, that can be sweet (blueberry, chocolate chip) or savoury (bran, corn).

Senses

Magdalena is used for these senses in English:

• Magdalene A en given name.
• cupcake A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
• madeleine A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.

cupcake — full definition

1. noun A small individual cake, usually baked in a paper or foil cup and topped with icing.
2. noun Informal: a soft or easily beaten opponent, or someone seen as weak.

madeleine — full definition

1. noun A small, shell-shaped French sponge cake.
2. noun Something ordinary that triggers a powerful, unexpected memory.
3. name A female given name, a French form of Madeline.

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