muffin

noun

muf·​fin ˈmə-fən How to pronounce muffin (audio)
: a quick bread made of batter containing egg and baked in a pan having cuplike molds

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Egg and Spinach Muffins Magnesium: 162 mg per egg muffin containing two eggs and a cup of spinach, or 38.5% DV Egg muffins are a simple, filling snack option high in vitamins and minerals. Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 July 2025 This muffin pan tomato tart gives you all the same bright summer flavor in one easy, breezy bite-sized package. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 July 2025 Wegmans Food Markets voluntarily recalled thousands of its mini muffin products because of the potential presence of metal fragments in select batches. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 The items will feature their traditional ingredients – cheese, egg, Canadian bacon or sausage and a buttered English muffin, topped with Spicy Pepper Sauce, according to a news release from McDonald's. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for muffin

Word History

Etymology

probably from Low German muffen, plural of muffe cake

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muffin was in 1703

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“Muffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muffin. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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muffin

noun
muf·​fin ˈməf-ən How to pronounce muffin (audio)
: a bread made of batter containing egg that is baked in a small cup-shaped container

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