waffle

waffle
waffle1
/wof'euhl/, n.
1. a batter cake with a pattern of deep indentations on each side, formed by the gridlike design on each of the two hinged parts of the metal appliance (waffle iron) in which the cake is baked.
adj.
2. Also, waffled. having a gridlike or indented lattice shape or design: a waffle pattern.
[1735-45; < D wafel]
waffle2
—waffler, n. —wafflingly, adv. —waffly, adj.
/wof"euhl/, v., waffled, waffling, n. Informal.
v.i.
1. to speak or write equivocally: to waffle on an important issue.
v.t.
2. to speak or write equivocally about: to waffle a campaign promise.
n.
3. waffling language.
[1890-95; orig. dial. (Scots, N England): to wave about, flutter, waver, be hesitant; prob. WAFF + -LE]
waffle3
/wof"euhl/, v.i., waffled, waffling. Brit.
to talk foolishly or without purpose; idle away time talking.
[1695-1705; orig. dial. (N England); appar. waff to bark, yelp (imit.) + -LE]

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▪ food
      crisp raised cake baked in a waffle iron, a hinged metal griddle with a honeycombed or fancifully engraved surface that allows a thin layer of batter to cook evenly and crisply. Baking powder is the typical leavening in American waffles, and yeast waffles are eaten in Belgium and France. In the United States and Canada waffles are a popular breakfast food, topped with butter and maple syrup or fruit preserves. Waffles also can serve as a base for savoury mixtures such as seafood or poultry in sauce. In Belgium waffles are a popular snack food. They are mentioned in French poems from as early as the 12th century, when they were sold as street food at fairs and religious festivals.

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