Wafers Meaning in English

word · lemma: wafer

US

ˈweɪfɝz

WAY-ferz

UK

wˈeɪfəz

WAY-fuhz

التعريف

Thin, crisp, sweet biscuits, often layered with cream or chocolate, or used as a base in desserts. "Wafer" can also refer to a very thin disk used for other purposes, such as in electronics.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly refers to sweet snacks. Common collocations: 'chocolate wafers', 'ice cream wafers'. In electronics, 'silicon wafer' is unrelated to food. Not the same as 'waffle' (a thick breakfast food).

• Spanish: obleas - galletas tipo wafer
• Portuguese (BR): wafer - bolacha wafer
• Portuguese (PT): wafer - bolacha wafer
• Chinese (Simplified): 威化饼
• Chinese (Traditional): 威化餅
• Hindi: वैफ़र
• Arabic: رقائق بسكويت
• Bengali: ওয়াফার
• Russian: вафли
• Japanese: ウエハース
• Vietnamese: bánh xốp
• Korean: 웨이퍼
• Turkish: gozlu bisküvi - waffer (elektronikte ince disk)
• Urdu: ویفر
• Indonesian: wafer

جمل نموذجية

She loves to eat wafers with her tea.

basic

The box of wafers is on the kitchen table.

basic

He bought chocolate wafers at the store.

basic

You can put wafers on top of ice cream for extra crunch.

natural

I always keep a few wafers in my bag for a quick snack.

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Those vanilla wafers remind me of my childhood.

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