noun
waffle
A batter cake cooked with a pattern of square indentations.
The waffle has crisp edges and square pockets holding syrup.
Etymology
The Dutch cake-name is associated with a honeycomb-like pattern. The patterned cooking iron gives the batter cake its characteristic indentations.
More examples
- She cooked two waffles.
- The waffle cooled on the plate.
- He added berries to his waffle.
Forms
waffle · waffles
Similar words
- pancake
- Cooked flat without waffle's grid of pockets.
- crepe
- A much thinner pancake-like food.