Definition
A small, shell-shaped sponge cake that is often dipped in tea or chocolate, famous from Marcel Proust's novel.
Etymology
Named after Magdala in France or possibly after Madeleine Paulmier, a French cook. The cake became famously associated with French literature and sensory memory.
Kelly Says
Proust's 'madeleine moment' is so powerful that philosophers and psychologists still use it to describe how a small sensory experience (taste, smell, touch) can suddenly unlock vivid childhood memories—proving that taste is literally a memory trigger.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
madeleine
ma-de-lein
BNবাংলা
ম্যাডেলিন
ma-de-lin
CACatalà
madeleine
ma-de-lein
CSČeština
madeleine
ma-de-lein
DADansk
madeleine
ma-de-lein
DEDeutsch
Madeleine
ma-de-lein
ELΕλληνικά
μαδελέν
ma-de-len
ESEspañol
madelén
ma-de-len
FAفارسی
madeleine
ma-de-lein
FISuomi
madeleine
ma-de-lein
FRFrançais
madeleine
ma-de-lein
GUGU
madeleine
ma-de-lein
HAHA
madeleine
ma-de-lein
HEעברית
madeleine
ma-de-lein
HIहिन्दी
मैडिलीन
ma-di-leen
HUMagyar
madeleine
ma-de-lein
IDBahasa Indonesia
madeleine
ma-de-lein
IGIG
madeleine
ma-de-lein
ITItaliano
madeleine
ma-de-lein
KKKK
madeleine
ma-de-lein
KMKM
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ma-de-lein
MRMR
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ma-de-lein
MSBahasa Melayu
madeleine
ma-de-lein
MYမြန်မာ
madeleine
ma-de-lein
NLNederlands
madeleine
ma-de-lein
NONorsk
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ma-de-lein
PAPA
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ma-de-lein
PLPolski
madeleine
ma-de-lein
PTPortuguês
madeleine
ma-de-lein
RORomână
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ma-de-lein
SVSvenska
madeleine
ma-de-lein
SWKiswahili
madeleine
ma-de-lein
TAதமிழ்
மேடில்லின்
me-da-il-lin
TEతెలుగు
మేడెలిన్
me-de-lin
TLTL
madeleine
ma-de-lein
TRTürkçe
madeleine
ma-de-lein
UKУкраїнська
мадлен
ma-dlen
VITiếng Việt
madeleine
ma-de-lein
YOYO
madeleine
ma-de-lein
ZUZU
madeleine
ma-de-lein