wafer
Pronunciation: /ˈweɪ̯fəː/
The English word “wafer” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
- A thin disk of consecrated unleavened bread used in communion.
- A soft disk originally made of flour, and later of gelatin or a similar substance, used to seal letters, attach papers etc.
- A thin disk of silicon or other semiconductor on which an electronic circuit is produced.
verb
Etymology
From Middle English wafre, from Anglo-Norman wafre, waufre (Old French gaufre), from a Germanic source. Compare Middle Low German wāfel, Middle Dutch wafel (“honeycomb”), West Flemish wafer. See also waffle.
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