different between ruffin vs muffin
ruffin
English
Etymology
See ruffian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???f?n/
Adjective
ruffin (comparative more ruffin, superlative most ruffin)
- (obsolete) disordered
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muffin
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)
- (Britain) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.
- (US) A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten.
- (especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed.
- (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.
- (slang) Term of endearment.
- I love you, muffin!
- (sexual slang) A vulva.
- (baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
- (slang) A charming, attractive young man. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- muffin (type of small cake)
- Synonyms: queque, bolo inglês
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