Waffle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pancake batter baked in a waffle iron

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɑːfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒfəl/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɑːfəl/.

Examples

Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hesitate waver

Parts of Speech

noun	pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
verb	pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness “Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures”

Word Forms

hesitant	adjective	lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
hesitation	noun	indecision in speech or action
hesitater	noun	one who hesitates (usually out of fear)
hesitancy	noun	a certain degree of unwillingness
hesitator	noun	one who hesitates (usually out of fear)
waver	noun	the act of pausing uncertainly
waverer	noun	one who hesitates (usually out of fear)
wavering	noun	indecision in speech or action
waffler	noun	someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Waffel

Pfannkuchenteig, im Waffeleisen gebacken

🇫🇷French

gaufre

pâte à crêpes cuite dans un gaufrier

🇪🇸Spanish

gofre

masa para panqueques horneada en una plancha para gofres

🇮🇹Italian

cialda

pastella per pancake cotta nella piastra per waffle

🇳🇱Dutch

wafel

pannenkoekenbeslag gebakken in een wafelijzer

🇷🇺Russian

вафля

тесто для блинов, испеченное в вафельнице

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वफ़ल

वफ़ल आयरन में पकाया हुआ पैनकेक बैटर

🇮🇳Tamil

அப்பளம்

வாப்பிள் இரும்பில் சுடப்பட்ட அப்பத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊక దంపుడు

ఒక ఊక దంపుడు ఇనుములో కాల్చిన పాన్కేక్ పిండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वायफळ बडबड

पॅनकेक पिठात वायफळ लोखंडी भाजलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાફેલ

એક નાની કકરી ગળી રોટી લોખંડ માં શેકવામાં પેનકેક સખત મારપીટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಸೆ

ದೋಸೆ ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಯಿಸಿದ ಪ್ಯಾನ್ಕೇಕ್ ಬ್ಯಾಟರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാഫിൾ

ഒരു വാഫിൾ ഇരുമ്പിൽ ചുട്ട പാൻകേക്ക് ബാറ്റർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਫ਼ਲ

ਇੱਕ waffle ਲੋਹੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੇਕ pancake batter

🇵🇰Urdu

وافل

پینکیک بیٹر ایک وافل آئرن میں سینکا ہوا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胡扯

用华夫饼熨斗烘烤煎饼面糊

🇯🇵Japanese

ワッフル

ワッフルアイロンで焼いたパンケーキ生地

🇰🇷Korean

와플

와플 아이언에 구운 팬케이크 반죽

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh quế

bột bánh nướng trong bàn ủi bánh quế

🇹🇭Thai

วาฟเฟิล

แป้งแพนเค้กอบในเหล็กวาฟเฟิล

🇮🇩Indonesian

omongan

adonan pancake dipanggang dalam waffle iron

🇲🇾Malay

wafel

adunan lempeng yang dibakar dalam seterika wafel

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وافل

عجينة فطيرة مخبوزة في حديد الوافل

🇮🇷Persian

وافل

خمیر پنکیک پخته شده در اتو وافل

🇹🇷Turkish

gözleme

waffle demirinde pişirilmiş gözleme hamuru

🇮🇱Hebrew

וַפל

בלילת פנקייק אפויה במגהץ וופל

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The primary meaning of 'waffle' is 'pancake batter baked in a waffle iron'.

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