Polyglot Dictionary

gaufre

/ɡofʁ/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les gaufres

Meaning

  1. waffle

    • Ils mangent une gaufre chaude couverte de sucre glace.

      They eat a hot waffle covered in powdered sugar.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gaufre liégeoise

gaufre is the general word for "waffle"; gaufre liégeoise specifically means a Liège-style waffle, denser and sweeter with pearl sugar.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

gofre

gofre is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "waffle."

Portuguese

waffle

waffle is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "waffle."

Practice

1 What does gaufre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils mangent une ___ chaude couverte de sucre glace.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gaufre?

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