MUFFIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)