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gem

gem

4 7.9
A small sweet bread baked in a cup-shaped pan like a muffin
  • noun
  • /dʒɛm/
  • South African
translation icon : magdalena
  • You can find various flavors of gems, including blueberry and lemon zest in the bakery.
  • a little gem
  • make gems
  • a gem pan

Examples

  • These chocolate chip gems are a delightful addition to any brunch table.

  • This recipe shows you how to bake delicious mini gem muffins in just 20 minutes.

  • I started with the little gems salad, which was good but had a little too much dressing, making it a bit gloppy.

    Blog text (29)

  • She said Sugar Gems are better than Sunburst cookies.

    Life with Mikey (1993)

  • Often, in dreams, Wenty found himself there, and the trees now dangled gems like festival tree ornaments, sparkling all over the ground in the light of the glowing leaves.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

muffin
vsgem
295 1.0

A small, round sweet bread baked in a paper cup

is a specific sweet quick bread baked in small cups like a cupcake

Compounds

hidden gem
  • Informal
4 4.8

A very good person, place, or thing that few people know about

coral gem
  • US
9.9

A low garden plant with many branches and bright red or purple flowers

gem clip
  • UK
3.2

A small metal or plastic piece that keeps sheets of paper together

gem cutter
5.1

A person who shapes and polishes precious stones for use in jewelry

gem of a restaurant
  • Informal
3.7

A very good restaurant that few people know about

Gem State
6.0

A nickname for the U.S. state of Idaho because it has many gems and beautiful land

historical gem
4.9

An old place like a building that is important and beautiful

opaque gem
6.7

A gemstone that does not let light pass through

transparent gem
5.1

A clear stone like a diamond that light passes through

How Big

cake
108 1.0
gem
  • South African
4 7.9
cookie
  • US
774 1.0

Surface Forms

gem singular
gems plural

Etymology

Gem for the small sweet bread can be remembered by imagining little cakes as tiny 'jewels' in the pan, small and special. A helpful way to remember this food meaning is to picture warm, jewel-like cakes at breakfast.