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MUFFIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
Synonyms:
gem; muffin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("muffin" is a kind of...):
quick bread (breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muffin"):
bran muffin (muffin containing bran)
corn muffin (cornbread muffin)
popover (light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup)
