: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
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Noun
We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.
She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
As chef Bill Jeong’s crispy jeon approaches the table, the generous shavings of bonito dance and flutter atop the savory seafood pancake that’s shot through with strands of scallions and coated with aioli.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some models suggest that a second moon, just a few hundred kilometers across, formed past the far side and then slowly approached the moon and pancaked itself.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The eggy pancake, studded with warm berries, fragrant with cardamom and crunchy with almonds delivers a gently sweet treat that can solve a dessert emergency with very little effort.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
As chef Bill Jeong’s crispy jeon approaches the table, the generous shavings of bonito dance and flutter atop the savory seafood pancake that’s shot through with strands of scallions and coated with aioli.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Verb
That feeling was reaffirmed during a trip to Louisiana last week when Campbell pancaked his future coach.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Some models suggest that a second moon, just a few hundred kilometers across, formed past the far side and then slowly approached the moon and pancaked itself.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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