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muffin
A small, sweet baked good in the shape of a cake, often filled with fruit, nuts, or chocolate and baked in a paper cup.
Zum Kaffee bestellte sie sich einen Schokoladen-Muffin.
She ordered a chocolate muffin with her coffee.
English muffin
A type of small, round, flat yeast bread that is typically toasted and eaten with savory or sweet toppings (also known as an 'English muffin').
Für das Frühstücksgericht „Eggs Benedict“ braucht man einen aufgeschnittenen, getoasteten Muffin.
For the breakfast dish 'Eggs Benedict', you need a split, toasted English muffin.
The word 'Muffin' (muffin) usually refers to the small, sweet baked good. The second meaning, a flat yeast bread, is less common and is often made clearer by context such as 'toasten' (to toast) or 'belegen' (to top/fill), or by the term 'English Muffin' (English muffin).
Ich hätte gern einen Kaffee und einen Muffin.
I'd like a coffee and a muffin.
To describe the type of sweet baked good, a compound word is often formed. Typical examples are 'Schokoladen-Muffin' (chocolate muffin), 'Blaubeer-Muffin' (blueberry muffin), or 'Zitronen-Muffin' (lemon muffin).
Im Café gibt es heute frische Blaubeer-Muffins.
The café has fresh blueberry muffins today.
In connection with the sweet baked good, the verbs 'backen' (to bake) and 'essen' (to eat) are often used.
Am Wochenende backen wir oft zusammen Muffins.
On the weekend, we often bake muffins together.
