waffle [ˈwɒfl]
English to Spanish
waffle
waffle(
wa
-
fuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I'm going to have waffles and blueberries for breakfast.Voy a desayunar wafles con moras azules.
b. el waffle (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Our favorite Sunday restaurant in Guadalajara is the Casa de los Waffles.Nuestro restaurante dominguero favorito en Guadalajara es la Casa de los Waffles.
2. (colloquial) (wordiness) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la paja (F) (written)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You might have passed had you not filled your essay with so much waffle.Puede que hubieras pasado si no hubieras llenado tu ensayo con tanta paja.
b. el palabrerío (M) (written)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You need to cut down on the waffle if you want anyone to read it.Debes recortar el palabrerío si quieres que alguien lo lea.
c. la palabrería (F) (verbal)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I hate his speeches because they are 95% waffle.Odio sus discursos, ya que el 95% es palabrería.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (to be indecisive) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
a. dar vueltas
Stop waffling and just pick something to eat already.Deja ya de dar vueltas y escoge algo de comer.
4. (to ramble on) (United Kingdom)
a. enrollarse
Whenever I ask her something simple, she waffles and tells me everything but what I asked.Siempre que le pregunto algo sencillo, se enrolla contándome todo menos lo que le pregunté.
b. hablar sin decir nada
The customer service agent waffled for ten exasperating minutes.El agente de atención al cliente habló sin decir nada por diez exasperantes minutos.
c. cantinflear (Cuba) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Cuba
Regionalism used in Mexico
Stop waffling and answer my question already!¡Ya deja de cantinflear y contesta mi pregunta!
waffleNounintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (wordiness)
a. la verborrea(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
2. (in written text)
a. la paja(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
b. el palabrerío(M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (general)
a. enrollarse
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Examples
Phrases
Machine Translators
Translate waffle using machine translators
See Machine TranslationsConjugations
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
Translation
The world’s largest Spanish dictionary
Conjugation
Conjugations for every Spanish verb
Vocabulary
Learn vocabulary faster
Grammar
Learn every rule and exception
Pronunciation
Native-speaker video pronunciations
Word of the Day
barajar
to shuffle
SpanishDict Premium
Have you tried it yet? Here's what's included:
Cheat sheets
No ads
Learn offline on iOS
Fun phrasebooks
Learn Spanish faster
Support SpanishDict
