: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
Examples of pancake in a Sentence
Noun
We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.
She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.
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Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
By its own account, the hotel chain serves millions of pancakes each year.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024
Photos included with the lawsuit show the top of the car pancaked, with the windshield and windows blown out.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
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Noun
In this last appearance, Phil flies to Florida and spends a very Dunphy day with his parenting role model, eating pancakes, hitchhiking, and learning family lore.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
By its own account, the hotel chain serves millions of pancakes each year.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
Verb
Cook pancakes: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium.
—Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024
Photos included with the lawsuit show the top of the car pancaked, with the windshield and windows blown out.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.
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