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Neapolitan wafer

Neapolitan wafer noun: a layered wafer biscuit usually filled with chocolate cream.

neapolitan wafer: a layered wafer biscuit usually filled with chocolate cream
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Noun

Neapolitan wafer (plural Neapolitan wafers)

  1. A layered wafer biscuit usually filled with chocolate cream.

Forms of Neapolitan wafer

pluralNeapolitan wafers

Origin of Neapolitan wafer

Coined by Josef Manner (founder of Manner, who invented this type of wafer) in 1898. The hazelnuts they used were imported from the Naples region, hence "Neapolitan".

Questions about Neapolitan wafer

What does Neapolitan wafer mean?
Neapolitan wafer means a layered wafer biscuit usually filled with chocolate cream.
What part of speech is Neapolitan wafer?
Neapolitan wafer is a noun.
What is the plural of Neapolitan wafer?
The plural of Neapolitan wafer is Neapolitan wafers.

Words near Neapolitan wafer in the dictionary

  1. neapolitan
  2. Neapolitan chord
  3. Neapolitan chords
  4. Neapolitan disease
  5. Neapolitan Mastiff
  6. Neapolitan wafer
  7. Neapolitan wafers
  8. Neapolitanness
  9. Neapolitans
  10. neaps
  11. neaptide

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