Synonyms for
Madeleine
Definition
A small rich cake, typically baked in a shell-shaped mold and dusted with powdered sugar.
Synonyms & similar words
Common collocations
- madeleine cake
- madeleine cookie
- madeleine pan
- madeleine recipe
- madeleine shell
- madeleine batter
- madeleine aroma
Word family
noun madeleine
Usage note
A madeleine is a specific type of small, shell-shaped sponge cake. It does not have direct antonyms or synonyms as it refers to a particular item.
Example sentences
- My grandmother made the best madeleines.
- I decided to bake some madeleines for my friends.
- We went to the bakery and bought some madeleines.
- I have never tasted a madeleine before.
- The madeleine was a perfect accompaniment to my coffee.
Quotes
In his memory, eating madeleines had become inseparable from the idea of the past, the taste of the madeleines remained, in fact, the same as that which Marcel Proust had tasted on the day he dipped them in his cup of tea. - Alain de Botton
The madeleine is the small cake that is the epitome of French childhood, at least in the memory of French adults. - Mireille Guiliano
The madeleine is a small dessert that can evoke a large number of memories. - David Lebovitz