Thesaurus results for HOTCAKE

hotcake

noun

ˈhät-ˌkāk

as in pancake

a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle) hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast

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Recent Examples of hotcake Last year, Red Velvet pancakes sold like, well, hotcakes. —

Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026 Rekha coming with Umrao Jaan — that’s huge for the Indian community and selling like hotcakes. —

Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025 The South Korean company's EVs may not be a hit right now, but its small SUV is selling like hotcakes. —

Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025 A day sometimes started with Isabelle’s sourdough hotcakes covered with wild honey Frank had scooped from a bee tree earlier in the fall. —

Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hotcake

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pancake

Noun

From South India and Sri Lanka come emphatic roasts and stews, the pageantry of lamprais (a whole meal baked in banana leaf) and lacy hoppers, fermented rice flour pancakes with sides that slope upward as if in bloom.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Try a make-ahead breakfast casserole or a large-format blueberry pancake.

— Hannah Lee Leidy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 May 2026