pancake

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noun

pan·​cake ˈpan-ˌkāk How to pronounce pancake (audio)
: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides

pancake

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verb

pancaked; pancaking

transitive verb

1
: to cause to pancake
2
: to knock flat

Pan-Cake

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trademark

used for a cosmetic in semimoist cake form

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
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 See all Example Sentences for pancake 

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of pancake was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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

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