as in flapjack
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)
every Sunday morning, we have pancakes and bacon for breakfast
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Recent Examples of pancake
The seafood scallion pancake known as haemul pajeon, arguably the homiest of jeon, is most poetically enjoyed on rainy days indoors with the milky rice wine makgeolli.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The Grand Canyon contributes blue-corn pancakes with pine nut-honey butter, and Wyoming’s Grand Teton a Signal Mountain wild-game chili.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Free pancakes and beer (for those 21 and older) are available after the race, which costs $25 to register in advance (or closer to the event).
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
At breakfast, there’s avocado toast, omelets, pancakes, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast with eggs, plantains, rice and beans, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and soft white cheese made in-house.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The Grand Canyon contributes blue-corn pancakes with pine nut-honey butter, and Wyoming’s Grand Teton a Signal Mountain wild-game chili.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Free pancakes and beer (for those 21 and older) are available after the race, which costs $25 to register in advance (or closer to the event).
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
At breakfast, there’s avocado toast, omelets, pancakes, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast with eggs, plantains, rice and beans, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and soft white cheese made in-house.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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Instead of spending Easter morning flipping flapjacks, make this sweet breakfast casserole ahead of time.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the Hamnet star is far too busy to dwell too long on which cereal bar to tuck into her Chanel bag, and anyway, her actual ride-or-die product is far more real than a Trek flapjack.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just be sure to score your favorites quickly—this pair is selling like hotcakes.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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And at 20537 Timbermill Drive in leafy suburban Frankfort, homemade sourdough bread is selling like hotcakes.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The blin is so ubiquitous in Russia that the word is also used as a mild expletive: a polite Russian might mutter it after stubbing her toe, in place of the curse word blyad.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2017
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There are different variations of this as well, with two small griddle cakes thrown by the women of the house and pancakes used instead.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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In addition to its signature pupusas — warm, thick cornmeal griddle cakes stuffed with beans and cheese — the restaurant serves up corn tamales, red silk beans and sandwiches such as pastelitos de carne.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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