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Definition of madeleine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

madeleine

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/ˈmædlɪn/,

/ˈmædleɪn/

/ˈmædlɪn/,

/ˈmædleɪn/

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a type of small cake
Word OriginFrench, probably named after Madeleine Paulmier, 19th-cent. French pastry cook.

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