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WOFL/ˈwɒfl/

A waffle is a crisp breakfast cake cooked in a special pan so it has a pattern of little squares; often eaten with syrup or fruit. Countable: a waffle, waffles. A pancake is thinner and smooth, with no square pattern; toast is bread that is heated. Mix-up: waffle as a British informal verb (to talk a lot with no clear point) — same spelling, different picture; and waffle vs rifle (a gun) — different word.

Meaning

A crisp breakfast cake with a pattern of little squares, often eaten with syrup.

Examples

• “I had a waffle with honey.”
• “The waffle stuck to the pan.”
• “Would you like another waffle with honey?”

Good to know

a waffle / waffles (squares, breakfast). Contrast: pancake (smooth), toast (bread). Mix-up: waffle = talk nonsense.

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