noun
muffin
A small, round, flat yeast bread usually split and toasted.
She splits an English muffin and toasts both halves for breakfast.
Etymology
Muffin has long named a small bread or cake, with different regional forms. Its ultimate origin is uncertain, so this yeast-bread sense cannot securely be explained through smaller roots.
More examples
- Butter melts into the holes of the toasted muffin.
- He uses a split English muffin for his breakfast sandwich.
- We cook the flat, yeast-raised muffins on a hot griddle.
Forms
muffin · muffins
Similar words
- English muffin
- The usual American term for this flat, toastable bread.