wafer

A noun referring to a thin, crisp cake or cookie, a small adhesive disk used for sealing letters, or a thin disk of unleavened bread used in religious services, especially the Eucharist.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее тонкое хрустящее печенье или пирожное, небольшой клейкий диск для запечатывания писем или тонкий диск пресного хлеба, используемый в религиозных обрядах, особенно в Евхаристии.esSustantivo que designa una galleta o pastelillo fino y crujiente, un pequeño disco adhesivo para sellar cartas, o un disco fino de pan sin levadura usado en ceremonias religiosas, especialmente en la Eucaristía.frNom désignant une fine gaufrette ou un biscuit croustillant, un petit disque adhésif utilisé pour sceller des lettres, ou une fine tranche de pain azyme utilisée dans les rites religieux, notamment l'Eucharistie.deSubstantiv, das ein dünnes knuspriges Gebäck oder Plätzchen, eine kleine klebende Scheibe zum Versiegeln von Briefen oder eine dünne Scheibe ungesäuerten Brotes bezeichnet, die bei religiösen Riten, besonders in der Eucharistie, verwendet wird.ptSubstantivo que designa um biscoito fino e crocante, um pequeno disco adesivo para selar cartas ou um disco fino de pão ázimo usado em ritos religiosos, especialmente na Eucaristia.zh指一种薄而脆的饼干或糕点，也指用于封信的小圆片，或宗教仪式（尤其是圣餐）中使用的薄圆饼。arاسم يدل على بسكويت رقيق مقرمش أو كعك رقيق، أو قرص صغير لاصق يُستخدم لختم الرسائل، أو قرص رقيق من الخبز غير المخمّر يُستخدم في الطقوس الدينية وخاصة في القربان المقدس.

1. Sealing disk C1 formal

   A small, adhesive disk made of paste, used historically to seal letters or documents.

   • He moistened the wafer and pressed it onto the envelope flap.
   • The letter was sealed with a red wax wafer.
   • Old documents often show remnants of the sealing wafer.

   ruПечатная облаткаesoblea selladorafrpastille de cire à cacheterdeOblateptOblatazh封蜡片arخاتم ورقي لاصق

2. Thin crisp cake A2 formal culinary

   A small, thin, crisp cake or cookie, often eaten as a snack or used in desserts.

   • She enjoyed a vanilla wafer with her afternoon tea.
   • The ice cream sandwich was made with chocolate wafers.
   • He crumbled a wafer over the pudding for texture.

   ruВафляesGalleta o barquillo fino y crujientefrgaufrettedeWaffelptBiscoito waferzh威化饼干arويفر

   Sinónimos: biscuitcookie

3. Eucharistic bread B2 formal

   A thin disk of unleavened bread used in Christian religious services, especially during the celebration of the Eucharist.

   • The priest distributed the consecrated wafer to the congregation.
   • During communion, each person receives a small wafer.
   • The wafer symbolizes the body of Christ in the ritual.

   ruОблаткаeshostiafrhostiedeHostieptHóstiazh圣体面饼arخبز القربان

   Sinónimos: host

• wafers plural form
• wafers' possessive plural form
• wafer's possessive singular form