muffin

noun

muf·​fin ˈmə-fən How to pronounce muffin (audio)
: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds

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The animal who brought fruit is sitting directly across from the Bear and next to the animal who brought muffins. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Egg McMuffin: Egg, cheese and Canadian bacon on an English muffin with spicy sauce. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025 The new items coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Egg McMuffin, a McDonald's staple that consists of egg, cheese and Canadian bacon on an English muffin. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 July 2025 The McMuffins will feature their traditional ingredients – cheese, egg, Canadian bacon or sausage, and a buttered English muffin, topped with Spicy Pepper Sauce, a news release states. Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for muffin

Word History

Etymology

probably from Low German muffen, plural of muffe cake

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muffin was in 1703

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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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muffin

noun
muf·​fin ˈməf-ən How to pronounce muffin (audio)
: a bread made of batter containing egg that is baked in a small cup-shaped container

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