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waffle cone

/ˈwɑfəl koʊn/
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Other forms: waffle cones

A waffle cone is an extra-large, extra-delicious conical wafer that's used to hold a scoop (or two) of ice cream.

Waffle cones are larger and softer than ordinary ice cream cones, and they have a distinct grid pattern. These tasty ice cream conveyances are made by cooking batter in a waffle iron, then curling the large round wafer into a cone — pointed at the bottom and wide open at the top — while it's still warm. Waffle is from a Germanic word that means "web or honeycomb" and cone's Greek root means "spinning top or pinecone."

Definitions of waffle cone
  1. noun
    a crisp, folded pastry for scoops of ice cream
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