madeleine
pronunciation
How to pronounce madeleine in British English:
UK [ˈmædlɪn; ˈmædleɪn]
How to pronounce madeleine in American English:
US [ ˈmædlɪn,ˈmædleɪn]
Word Origin
- Madeleine
- fem. proper name, variation of Madeline. The kind of small, rich confection is attested from 1845, said in OED to be named for Madeleine Paulmier, 19c. French pastry cook; any use with a sense of "small thing that evokes powerful nostalgia" is due to Proust (1922).
Example
- 1. Although she had various boyfriends , Madeleine was , and remains , fiercely self-sufficient .
- 2. 1997-the Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the nation \'s first female secretary of state .
- 3. Madeleine drew from his pocket the paper on which he had pencilled some figures .
- 4. “ What ! so it is you , Father Madeleine !” said the man .
- 5. Bellow \'s attitude to Madeleine suggests the writer \'s own egotism and male Chauvinism .