How to pronounce wafer
American English pronunciation
WAY-fer
- IPA
- /ˈweɪfɚ/
- Syllables
- WAY · fer (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What wafer means
A very thin, crisp cookie
In a sentence: A thin vanilla wafer was tucked on top of each scoop of ice cream.
Where it comes from: It came from an old French word, which came from a Germanic word for a honeycomb. Waffle comes from the same place.
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