Wafer: meaning, definitions and examples
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wafer
[ หweษชfษr ]
thin snack
A wafer is a thin, crisp, often sweet, flat or slightly bowl-shaped biscuit, often used as a snack or dessert.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The ice cream came with a wafer on top.
- She offered me a chocolate wafer as a snack.
religious symbol
In Christianity, a small, thin disc of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist.
Synonyms
communion wafer, host
Examples of usage
- The priest distributed wafers to the congregation during the communion service.
- We received the wafer as a symbol of the body of Christ.
Translations
Translations of the word "wafer" in other languages:
๐ต๐น bolacha
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเฅเคซเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Waffel
๐ฎ๐ฉ wafel
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒะฐัะปั
๐ต๐ฑ wafel
๐ฏ๐ต ใฆใจใใผใน
๐ซ๐ท gaufrette
๐ช๐ธ oblea
๐น๐ท gofret
๐ฐ๐ท ์จ์ดํผ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฑูุงูุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ oplatka
๐ธ๐ฐ oblรกtka
๐จ๐ณ ๅจๅ
๐ธ๐ฎ oblatka
๐ฎ๐ธ vaffla
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฒะฐัะปะธ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแคแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ vafli
๐ฒ๐ฝ obleas
Word origin
The word 'wafer' originated from Middle English 'wafre', which came from Old North French 'waufre'. It is ultimately derived from the Latin word 'vapor', meaning 'something wafer-thin'. Wafer has been used in English since the 14th century.