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Waffle is linked to a honeycomb pattern

Waffle comes from a Germanic word family connected with a web or honeycomb. The patterned surface made by a waffle iron resembles that woven or honeycombed structure.

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The name describes the food partly through its distinctive grid-like shape.

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