# McMuffin

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,543

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mcmuffin