waffl

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • woffl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwafl̩/, /ˈwafal/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English waffle (“pastry pressed with a grid pattern”), from Dutch wafel. Doublet of waffer.

Noun

waffl m or f (plural wafflau or waffls, not mutable)

  1. waffle (flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English waffle (“evasive or vague speech or writing”), from Scots waffle (“to waver, flap, flutter”).

Noun

waffl m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. waffle (evasive or vague speech)

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “waffl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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