Grease the madeleine molds and pour in the batter (but not all the way to the top; the madeleines will rise!)
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Madeleine
//ˈmad(ə)lɪn//
Synonyms for "madeleine"
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8 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 31 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Aragonese
1 entries- madalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Armenian
1 entries- մադլեն noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Asturian
1 entries- madalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Basque
1 entries- madalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Catalan
1 entries- magdalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 瑪德蓮蛋糕 /玛德莲蛋糕 noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Czech
1 entries- madlenka noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Esperanto
2 entries- konkoforma kuketo noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
- kuketo noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Estonian
1 entries- madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Finnish
2 entries- madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
- madeleine-leivos noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
French
1 entries- madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Galician
1 entries- magdalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
German
1 entries- Madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Greek
1 entries- μανταλένα noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Hebrew
2 entries- מָדְלֶן noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
- עוּגִיַּת מָדְלֶן noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Hungarian
1 entries- madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Ido
1 entries- madeleno noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Italian
2 entries- maddalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
- madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Japanese
1 entries- マドレーヌ noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Korean
1 entries- 마들렌 noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Malagasy
1 entries- madelenina noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Norwegian
1 entries- madeleinekake noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Persian
2 entries- مادلن noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
- کیک مادلن noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Polish
1 entries- magdalenka noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Portuguese
2 entries- madalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
- madeleine noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Russian
1 entries- мадле́н noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Spanish
1 entries- magdalena noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Swedish
1 entries- madeleinekaka noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Turkish
1 entries- madlen noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bánh mađơlen noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
- mađơlen noun (small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Rice, the second woman to hold the top U.S. diplomatic post after Madeleine Albright of the Clinton administration, pledged continued efforts by the United States to combat the dehumanization of women in every form.
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Madeleine sings well.
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And suddenly the memory revealed itself. The taste was that of the little piece of madeleine which on Sunday mornings at Combray […] my aunt Léonie used to give me, dipping it first in her own cup of tea or tisane.
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