hotcake

noun

hot·​cake ˈhät-ˌkāk 

: pancake

see also:

like hotcakes

Synonyms of hotcake

• pancake

Examples of hotcake in a Sentence

hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year, Red Velvet pancakes sold like, well, hotcakes. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026

If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026

Just act quickly to score them in 11 colorways—they’re selling like hotcakes. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 June 2026

A day sometimes started with Isabelle’s sourdough hotcakes covered with wild honey Frank had scooped from a bee tree earlier in the fall. — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hotcake

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

Kids Definition

hotcake

noun

hot·​cake -ˌkāk 

: pancake