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# madeira

«madeira» in Mova's school dictionary: **a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (Madeira – a place; madeira – a wine; madeira cake)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a place) Madeira is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to Portugal, famous for mountains, flowers and a warm climate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#m1)

2) A strong, sweet wine made on those islands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#m2)

3) (UK) Madeira cake: a plain, firm sponge cake, often eaten with a cup of tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography Madeira is a Portuguese island group in the Atlantic, west of Morocco; its capital is Funchal, and the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was born there. In British kitchens «madeira cake» is a simple yellow cake, good for decorating birthday cakes because it is firm. Its name comes from being served with Madeira wine long ago; the cake has no wine in it.

### examples

- Madeira is a group of islands that belong to Portugal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x1)
- We went to Madeira on holiday and walked along the mountain paths. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x2)
- Mum baked a madeira cake for the school cake sale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x3)
- A madeira cake is firm, so it is good for birthday cakes with icing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x4)
- Madeira wine is made on the islands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x5)
- Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, on Madeira. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x6)
- The airport on Madeira is famous for its short runway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x7)
- Madeira means «wood» in Portuguese, because the island was covered in trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/#x8)

### note

As a place it takes a capital: Madeira. «Madeira cake» often written with a small m in recipes. Pronounced «ma-DEER-a». The cake does not contain wine. The wine is for adults only. In Portuguese «madeira» means «wood».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «madeira» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madeira/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.