madeleine

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English - Turkish
(Gıda) Madlen (Fransızca: Madeleine): şekerle çırpılan yumurtaya un ve eritilmiş tereyağ katılarak hazırlanan hamurun, yoğrulmasından sonra küçük kalıplara dökülerek yapılan deniztarağı biçiminde, kabarmış küçük Fransız keki veya pastası
English - English
A female given name, the French form of Magdalene
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)

Every five years or so, in the middle of another task, I'll look at them and a particular cover will bring memory flooding back like a madeleine.

A small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell

Madeleine batter can be made in advance and refrigerated.

(Gıda) A small rich sponge cake, often decorated with coconut and jam; probably named after Madeleine Paulmier, 19th-cent. French pastry cook
{i} female first name
the form of Magdalene
L'Engle Madeleine Madeleine L'Engle Camp Îles de la Madeleine
{i} small sponge cake baked in a shell shaped mold; person who arouses a memory
Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories (used with reference to its function in Marcel Prousts In Search of Lost Time)

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Madeleine L'Engle
orig. Madeleine L'Engle Camp born Nov. 29, 1918, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. author of children's books. L'Engle pursued a career in theatre before publishing her first book, The Small Rain (1945). In A Wrinkle in Time (1962), she introduced a group of children who engage in a cosmic battle against a great evil; their adventures continue in A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978) and other books. Her works often explore such themes as the conflict of good and evil, the nature of God, individual responsibility, and family life. She also has written adult fiction, poetry, and autobiography
madeleine

    Hyphenation

    Mad·e·leine

    Turkish pronunciation

    mädılen

    Pronunciation

    /ˌmadəˈlen/ /ˌmædəˈlɛn/

    Etymology

    () From French madeleine, earlier gâteau à la Madeleine, of uncertain origin; attributed in some sources to a 19th-century pastry cook Madeleine Paulmier whose existence is now considered dubious. (Compare Oxford English Dictionary, Trésor de la Langue Française)
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