Etymograph

English

squaffle

Blend of squash + waffle.

A blend of squash + waffle

Latin ex

Vulgar Latin *excoāctiāre

Old French esquacher

Middle English squachen

English squash

Proto-Germanic *wēbilǭ

Old Dutch *wāvila

Middle Dutch wafel

Dutch wafel

English waffle

Today it means

noun A slice of squash impressed with a grid pattern in the manner of a waffle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “squaffle”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / squaffle