pancake

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noun

pan·​cake ˈpan-ˌkāk 

: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides

pancake

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verb

pancaked; pancaking

intransitive verb

: to make a pancake landing

transitive verb

1

: to cause to pancake

2

: to knock flat

Pan-Cake

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trademark

ˈpan-ˌkāk 

—used for a cosmetic in semimoist cake form

Synonyms of pancake

Noun

• flapjack
• hotcake
• blin
• griddle cake

Examples of pancake in a Sentence

Noun

We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.

She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The seafood scallion pancake known as haemul pajeon, arguably the homiest of jeon, is most poetically enjoyed on rainy days indoors with the milky rice wine makgeolli. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026

The Grand Canyon contributes blue-corn pancakes with pine nut-honey butter, and Wyoming’s Grand Teton a Signal Mountain wild-game chili. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

Verb

Then, last Tuesday, Jackie started pancaking — lying flat in the nest bowl — for long stretches and her eyes looked sleepy. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026

These ten ideas are a few new favorites to add to your breakfast rotation that don't include your go-to pancake and omelet recipes. —Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing pancake

• Dutch baby pancake
• flat as a pancake
• pancake landing
• pancake plant
• potato pancake

Rhymes for pancake

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• cupcake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• eastlake
• forsake
• handshake
• headache

Kids Definition

pancake

noun

pan·​cake

ˈpan-ˌkāk

: a flat cake usually made of thin batter and cooked on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan