different between flattish vs muffin

English

Etymology

flat +? -ish

Adjective

flattish (not comparable)

1. Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
   • 2011, David Taylor, The Complete Contented Cat: Your Ultimate Guide to Feline Fulfilment

     The cobby cat is a solidly built animal with short, thick legs, broad shoulders and rump, and a short, rounded head with a flattish face.

English

Etymology

From earlier moofin, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Low German muffen, plural of muffe (“small cake”), or perhaps a diminutive of muffe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?f?n/
• Rhymes: -?f?n

Noun

muffin (plural muffins)

1. (Britain) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.
2. (US) A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten.
3. (especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed.
4. (computing) A mechanism used in the Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine.
5. (slang) Term of endearment.

   I love you, muffin!

6. (sexual slang) A vulva.
7. (baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
8. (slang) A charming, attractive young man. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
9. (dated) A small plate, smaller than a twiffler.

Quotations

(computing term):

• 2001: The name/value pairs provided by the PersistenceService are similar to browser cookies. The Java Web Start implementation honors this legacy by naming the pairs "muffins." — JNLP and Java Web Start, Sun Developer Network, Technical Articles and Tips, 30 May 2001.

(the vulva):

Synonyms

• (flattish bun): English muffin (US)

Derived terms

See also

• (term of endearment, small bread): cupcake

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From English muffin.

Noun

muffin c (singular definite muffinen, plural indefinite muffins)

1. muffin (cake)

Declension

French

Etymology

From English muffin.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /mœ.fin/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /m?.fin/, /m?.fœn/

Noun

muffin m (plural muffins)

1. muffin

Further reading

• “muffin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Polish

Alternative forms

• muffinka
• muffinek

Etymology

From English muffin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.f?in/

Noun

muffin m anim

1. muffin (cake)

Declension

Further reading

• muffin in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• muffin in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From English muffin.

Noun

muffin m (plural muffins)

1. muffin (type of small cake)

   Synonyms: queque, bolo inglês