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mcmuffin

/məkmˈʌfən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
mc-muf-fin
IPA
/məkmˈʌfən/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of breakfast sandwich sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's that typically consists of a slice of Canadian bacon, a griddle-fried egg, and a slice of American cheese on a toasted and buttered English muffin.

Etymology

From Mc- + muffin, coined as a trademark, McMuffin, in 1972.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

McMuffins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

McGriddle

Rhymes With

muffin toughen mcguffin

Questions

How do you pronounce mcmuffin?
The recorded pronunciation is /məkmˈʌfən/.
What does mcmuffin mean?
A type of breakfast sandwich sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's that typically consists of a slice of Canadian bacon, a griddle-fried egg, and a slice of American cheese on a toasted and buttered English muffin.
Where does mcmuffin come from?
From Mc- + muffin, coined as a trademark, McMuffin, in 1972.

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