Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goffer

/ˈɡɒfə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gof-fer
IPA: /ˈɡɒfə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make wavy; to crimp.

noun

soft drink; non-alcoholic drink

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"On the back of a chair beside the bed sits perched above the discarded chip hat something apparently precious and taken from the opened bundle on the floor: a flat white cambric hat, its fronts and sides goffered into little flutes."

Etymology

Borrowed from French gaufrer (“to stamp with a patterned tool”), from gaufre (“honeycomb”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gaufrer

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

goffers (present, singular) goffering (participle, present) goffered (participle, past) goffered (past) goffers (plural)

Derived Forms

gofferer

Synonyms

gauffer goffering iron gauffering iron gopher

Questions

How do you pronounce goffer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɒfə/.
What does goffer mean?: To make wavy; to crimp.
Where does goffer come from?: It is traced to French.

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