No. 6,461 in Swedish
madeleine
"Madeleine" in Swedish refers to a small French sponge cake, often shell-shaped.
In a sentence
Madeleine älskar att läsa böcker.
Madeleine loves to read books.
Here, 'Madeleine' is used as a proper noun to refer to a person's name.
Madeleine är en liten kaka med citron- och mandelsmak.
A madeleine is a small cake with lemon and almond flavor.
In this sentence, 'madeleine' is used as a common noun to refer to a type of pastry.
Hon mindes plötsligt sin barndoms madeleiner efter att ha smakat kakan.
She suddenly remembered the madeleines from her childhood after tasting the cake.
Here, 'madeleiner' is used in a nostalgic context, reminiscent due to the cultural reference tied to pastries.
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