: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
George Avalos, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Under $5: Two buttermilk pancakes, two Applewood smoked bacon strips, and one egg at $4.99.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2024
Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
When the ground shook last year, many structures became death traps, pancaking down on their residents and killing them instantly or trapping them alive inside the rubble.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Noun
These include pineapple cakes, Taiwanese sausages, soup pork dumplings and green onion pancakes.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Under $5: Two buttermilk pancakes, two Applewood smoked bacon strips, and one egg at $4.99.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2024
Verb
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
When the ground shook last year, many structures became death traps, pancaking down on their residents and killing them instantly or trapping them alive inside the rubble.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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