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

see also:

flat as a pancake

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 of pancake

Noun

• flapjack
• hotcake
• blin
• 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

When milder winter weather kicks in, De Leon Springs State Park gets quieter, but visitors are still drawn in by the make-your-own pancake restaurant inside a historic replica sugar mill. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Shamberger and the rest of the team spent the morning slinging bacon and pancakes in exchange for donations to the bar. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Verb

High-rise buildings housing hundreds of apartments pancaked in the earthquakes, reviving questions about substandard construction. — Fernanda Pesce, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Buildings are pancaked, their floors stacked like decks of cards. — Fernando Narro Roman, NPR, 28 June 2026

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
• forsake
• gouache
• 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