pancake

1 of 3

noun

pan·​cake ˈpan-ˌkāk 

: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides

pancake

2 of 3

verb

pancaked; pancaking

intransitive verb

: to make a pancake landing

transitive verb

1

: to cause to pancake

2

: to knock flat

Pan-Cake

3 of 3

trademark

ˈpan-ˌkāk 

—used for a cosmetic in semimoist cake form

Synonyms

Noun

• crêpe
• flapjack
• hotcake
• blin
• blintz
• griddle cake

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

Use it to warm up maple syrup and chocolate sauce for pancakes and ice cream, pour gravy on roasted chicken and potatoes, and hold milk or cream for coffee. —Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025

The food boxes were assembled in a Houston warehouse by the grocery and logistics company Umoja Health, said chief marketing officer Missy Hunter, and contained everything from noodles and spaghetti sauce to pancake mix and syrup. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025

Verb

Jets offensive lineman Armand Membou came over to pancake Scott at the end of the play. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025

On the next drive Miami lost yards consistently before the drive ended with Myles Garrett escaping Patrick Paul’s block and pancaking Tagovailoa. —Omar Kelly updated October 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1911, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing pancake

• Dutch baby pancake
• flat as a pancake
• pancake landing
• pancake plant
• potato pancake

Rhymes for pancake

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

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