muffin
English
/ˈmʌfɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.
- (US) A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten.
- (especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed.
- (computing) A mechanism used in the Network Launching Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine.
- (slang)
- (sexual slang) A vulva.
- (baseball) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
- (slang) A charming, attractive young man.
- (dated) A small plate, smaller than a twiffler.
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German muffen.
Origin
Low German
muffen
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- McMuffin English
- minimuffin English
- muffinless English
- muffinlike English
- muffiny English
- stud English
- studmuffin English
- muffini Finnish
- Muffin German
- muffin French
- маффин Russian
- muffin Portuguese
- マフィン Japanese
- muffin Danish
- 瑪芬 Chinese
- 머핀 Korean
- muffen Low German