wafer
noun [C] /ˈweɪ.fər/
/-fɚ/ Definition
› a very thin, dry biscuit that is often sweetBiscuits › specialized a very thin, round piece of dry bread that the priest gives to people to eat during Holy CommunionReligious objects › Indian English a very thin, often round piece of fried potato or other vegetable, sometimes with a flavour added → See also crisp noun
(Definition of wafer noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amaretto noun (BISCUIT)
- bannock noun
- bickie noun
- bikkie noun
- biscuit noun (FLAT CAKE)
- cheese biscuit noun
- cookie noun (BISCUIT)
- cracker noun (FOOD)
- cream cracker noun
- crispbread noun
- crumb noun
- ginger snap noun
- gingerbread man noun
- macaroon noun
- oatcake noun
- pretzel noun
- shortbread noun
- shortcake noun
- wafer biscuit noun
- water biscuit noun
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