- [countable]
a dry, flat cake with a pattern of squares on both sides, often eaten with sweet sauce, cream, etc. on top 华夫饼,蛋奶烘饼(两面有方块图案,常涂以糖浆、奶油等) a waffle iron (= for making waffles with) 蛋奶烘饼烤模
- [uncountable] (British English, informal)
language that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting 胡扯;废话连篇
Word Originnoun sense 1 mid 18th cent.: from Dutch wafel; compare with wafer. noun sense 2 late 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘yap, yelp’): frequentative of dialect waff ‘yelp’, of imitative origin.