Muffin vs. Teacake

Muffinnoun

(British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.

Teacakenoun

(British) A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.

Muffinnoun

(US) A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten.

Teacakenoun

(US) A traditional cookie.

Muffinnoun

(especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed.

Teacakenoun

(Australia) A sweet cake, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon and caster sugar, often served warm.

Muffinnoun

(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.

Teacakenoun

flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea

Muffinnoun

(slang) Term of endearment.

‘I love you, muffin!’;

Teacakenoun

any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea

Muffinnoun

(sexual slang) A vulva.

Teacake

A teacake in England is generally a light yeast-based sweet bun containing dried fruit, typically served toasted and buttered. In the U.S. teacakes can be cookies or small cakes.

Muffinnoun

A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.

Muffinnoun

(slang) A charming, attractive young man. en

Muffinnoun

(dated) A small plate, smaller than a twiffler.

Muffinnoun

A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and tea.

Muffinnoun

a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

Muffin

A muffin is an individual-sized, baked product. It can refer to two distinct items, a part-raised flatbread that is baked and then cooked on a griddle (typically unsweetened) and a cupcake-like quickbread (often sweetened) that is chemically leavened and then baked in a mold.