vaffel

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wāfel (“wafer, waffle”), from or related to Old Dutch wevan (“to weave”).

Noun

vaffel c (singular definite vaflen or vaffelen, plural indefinite vafler)

  1. waffle (flat pastry)
  2. wafer (light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie)
  3. cone (ice cream), cornet (pastry shell)

Inflection

Declension of vaffel
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vaffel vaflen
vaffelen 		vafler vaflerne
genitive vaffels vaflens
vaffelens 		vaflers vaflernes

Derived terms

  • vaffeljern
  • vaffelbager

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

vaffel m (definite singular vaffelen, indefinite plural vafler, definite plural vaflene)

  1. a waffle (flat pastry baked in a waffle iron)

Derived terms

  • vaffeljern

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

vaffel m (definite singular vaffelen, indefinite plural vaflar, definite plural vaflane)

  1. a waffle (as above)

Derived terms

  • vaffeljarn
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