waf·fle1
waffle1
- pronunciation:
- wa
f
l
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a flat batter cake cooked in a hinged iron that leaves a gridlike pattern on the cake.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having a surface, shape, or design resembling the grid of a waffle.
a waffle pattern |
| derivation: |
waffled (adj.) |
Wafel, the German and Dutch word for the
waffle we eat, may have come from the German word that means "to weave."