madeleine

Etymology
, from earlier, after the given name , of uncertain reference: attributed in some sources to a 19th-century pastry cook , whose existence is now considered dubious.

In sense 2, used with reference to the cake's function in the extract below, taken from 's .

Noun

 * 1) A French type of small gateau or sponge cake, often shaped like an elongated scallop shell.
 * 2)  Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.
 * 1)  Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.
 * 1)  Something which brings back a memory; a source of nostalgia or evocative memories.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: madeleine
 * Aragonese: madalena
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: madalena
 * Basque: madalena
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 瑪德蓮蛋糕
 * Czech: madlenka
 * Esperanto: kuketo, konkoforma kuketo
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: madeleine, madeleine-leivos
 * French:
 * Galician: magdalena
 * German: Madeleine
 * Greek: μανταλένα
 * Hebrew: עוּגִיַּת מָדְלֶן, מָדְלֶן
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian: madeleine, maddalena
 * Japanese: マドレーヌ
 * Korean: 마들렌
 * Malagasy:
 * Norwegian: madeleinekake
 * Persian: کیک مادلن, مادلن
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, madeleine
 * Russian: мадле́н
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: madeleinekaka
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: bánh mađơlen, mađơlen

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) madeleine small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell

Etymology
From earlier, after the given name , of uncertain reference: see more above.

Noun

 * 1)  small gateau in the shape of a scallop shell
 * 2)   something which brings back a memory
 * 1)   something which brings back a memory