muffin
/ˈmʌfɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmʌfɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmə-fən/ (ame, mw)
muffin — noun
- muffinsingular
- muffinsplural
1. a small soft cake baked on its own in a paper case or tray hole, often with frui
a small soft cake baked on its own in a paper case or tray hole, often with fruit, nuts, or chocolate pieces mixed into it.
Christopher pulled warm blueberry muffins from the oven before breakfast.
common collocation: blueberry muffin
Nellie packed a banana muffin in her bag for the train ride.
At noon, only one bran muffin was still sitting in the cafe case.
Gabriela bought two chocolate muffins after class and shared one with Eitan.
The last muffin in the box had berries baked into the top.
用法筆記
Often appears with flavor words such as blueberry, banana, or chocolate chip. Distinguish from sense 2, which is the flat breakfast bread that people usually split and toast.
2. a round, fairly flat bread that people usually cut open, toast, and eat warm, of
a round, fairly flat bread that people usually cut open, toast, and eat warm, often with butter or as part of a breakfast sandwich.
Eri split the hot muffin and spread butter on both halves.
split a muffin; eat with butter
Hoa ordered an egg sandwich on a toasted muffin before work.
common breakfast use: sandwich on a muffin
On Sunday, Sana toasted a muffin while the eggs were frying.
Lakan used yesterday's muffins to make quick breakfast sandwiches for the kids.
Meera buttered the cut side of the muffin before putting it under the grill.
- breakfast roll
looser everyday phrase for a bread item eaten in the morning, not a fixed dictionary term
- crumpet
similar breakfast bread, but a crumpet is softer, wetter, and full of holes on top
- bagel
denser, ring-shaped bread with a chewier texture than a muffin
用法筆記
Usually written as 'English muffin' when a speaker wants to avoid confusion with sense 1. Common with verbs like 'split', 'toast', and 'butter'.