jaffleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From a trademark for a utensil that creates jaffles, presumably from waffle.

名詞

jaffle (plural jaffles)

1. (Australia, South Africa) A type of toasted sandwich that is sealed around the edge (in one piece, and not separated in the centre), it has a filling, for example an egg. A toastie or Breville is separated with a diagonal crease.
   • 2023 June 4, James Shackell, “‘It’s a travesty they’ve disappeared’: what ever happened to jaffle irons?”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     For him, the mark of a true jaffle is those gnarly, pressure-sealed edges. “You need those nasty corners – nasty in the best way – when the sauce oozes out the sides and goes super caramelised.”

派生語

• jaffle iron
• jaffle maker

語源 2

動詞

jaffle (third-person singular simple present jaffles, present participle jaffling, simple past and past participle jaffled)

1. (UK, Norfolk, intransitive, archaic) To talk foolishly.
   • 1855, Notes and Queries, volume 11, page 391:

     In Norfolk, "jaffle" is used in the sense of idle discourse, of an indecent or malicious character; and a prating busybody is said to be "always a snaffling and jafflin about what don't concern him."

   • 1885, Walter Rye, A History of Norfolk (page 307)

     The goodwife may be 'haffling and jaffling' with a neighbour, and come in and tell you she thinks her very 'dis-improved,' as she is not 'jannock' now, and is tolerably sure to give her children either 'coshies' or 'loggetts' to quiet them if they make too much 'dullor,' […]