HyperDic: muffin

English > 1 sense of the word *muffin*:
NOUN	food	muffin, gem	a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

muffin > pronunciation
Sounds	mah'fahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *muffin*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	A sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan.
Synonym	gem
Narrower	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
Broader	quick bread	breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
Spanish	muffin
Catalan	muffin