la magdalena in English

small sponge cake, fairy cake noun Spain

Number 4,689 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

Desayuné una magdalena con café.

I had a fairy cake with coffee for breakfast.

In Latin America

At this place in the list: la mantecada (small sponge cake, muffin).

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