English muffin

English muffin
a flat, round, yeast-leavened form of bread
Syn: hot muffin, breakfast muffin

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  • English muffin — n AmE a round thick flat piece of bread with small holes inside …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • English muffin — noun count AMERICAN a flat round bread made with flour and yeast …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • English muffin — ☆ English muffin n. a large, somewhat flat yeast roll, often baked on a griddle, and served split and toasted …   English World dictionary

  • English muffin — Canadian Slang Words used to describe English/Anglo Canadians, the former in French is Tête Carré. English Muffin is often heard in New Brunswick schoolyards with its counterpart, French Fry. In British Columbia and Alberta, squarehead invariably …   English dialects glossary

  • English muffin — a rather flat muffin made from yeast dough, typically baked on a griddle, and then split and toasted before being eaten. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • English muffin — noun North American term for muffin (in sense 1) …   English new terms dictionary

  • English muffin — noun (C) AmE a round flat piece of bread that you toast 2 (2) before eating it; muffin BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • English muffin — Eng′lish muf′fin n. coo a flat muffin made from yeast dough, usu. baked on a griddle, and then split and toasted before being eaten • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • English muffin — noun round, raised muffin cooked on a griddle; usually split and toasted before being eaten (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑bread, ↑breadstuff, ↑staff of life …   Useful english dictionary

  • English muffin — noun Date: 1884 bread dough rolled and cut into rounds, baked on a griddle, and split and toasted just before eating …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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