窩夫
wo1 fu1
The English word 'waffle' is translated into Cantonese as 窩夫 (wo1 fu1).
窩夫 is used to refer to the flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern. You may also see the term 窩夫餅 used to describe waffle-based pastries or waffle cookies.
Meaning: flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term 窩夫 (wo1 fu1) is a phonetic transliteration of the English word 'waffle'.
Which one should you use?
鬆餅 is the formal term for a waffle.
How do you pronounce it?
wo1 fu1
Did you know?
- The character 窩 in 窩夫 usually means 'nest' or 'den', making the phonetic transliteration look like 'nest man' to a Cantonese speaker.
- Street vendors in Hong Kong use a specialized cast-iron mold to create the spherical shape of 雞蛋仔, which is fundamentally different from the flat grid of a standard 窩夫.
- While 窩夫 is a phonetic borrowing from English, the traditional term 鬆餅 actually shares its characters with the word for 'pancake'.
Examples in context
- 星期日早餐要吃叮噹鬆餅。I will have Hong Kong-style waffles for breakfast on Sunday.
- 嗰間糖水店有得食好味嘅華夫餅。That dessert shop serves delicious waffles.
- 我想食個窩夫。ngo5 soeng2 sik6 go3 wo1 fu1.I want to eat a waffle.
- 呢個窩夫好脆。ni1 go3 wo1 fu1 hou2 ceoi3.This waffle is very crispy.
Example conversation
Ka欣 and Jun傑 are at a dessert cafe.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan你想要咩甜品？nei5 soeng2 jiu3 me1 tim4 ban2What dessert do you want?
- 俊傑 Chun Kit我想試下呢個窩夫。ngo5 soeng2 si3 haa5 ni1 go3 wo1 fap1I want to try this waffle.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan好啊，我哋分食啦。hou2 aa3, ngo5 dei6 fan1 sik6 laa1Okay, let's share it.
- 俊傑 Chun Kit好，等陣叫佢加冰淇淋。hou2, dang2 zan6 giu3 keoi5 gaa1 bing1 kei4 lam4Great, let's ask them to add ice cream later.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
