Associations to the word «Madeleine»

Wiktionary

MADELEINE, noun. A small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
MADELEINE, noun. Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories (used with reference to its function in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time).
MADELEINE, proper noun. A female given name.

Wise words

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