as in crêpe
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 There are treats galore and even food offerings that nod to Disneyland’s past (look for the decadent apple pancake rolls). Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025 The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance welcomed its first-ever African pancake tortoise hatchling last month, zoo officials announced Tuesday. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 11 June 2025 Revive also sells healthy snacks, like frozen pancake bites, grain-free cereal, and protein bars. Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025 The eggy pancake, studded with warm berries, fragrant with cardamom and crunchy with almonds delivers a gently sweet treat that can solve a dessert emergency with very little effort. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for pancake
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Noun
  • The festival boasts stunning artisan ice creams, moreish fudge, chunky flapjack and macarons for those with a sweet tooth, plus delicious drink brands with unique flavorings.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Scientists have named the octopus the Carnarvon flapjack (Opisthoteuthis carnarvonensis), after the Carnarvon Canyon Marine Park off the coast of Western Australia, where it was found back in 2022.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Aubrey's East Tennessee The fact that chicken fingers with honey mustard sell like hotcakes tells you a lot about Aubrey's, the beloved 14-restaurant group in East Tennessee (mostly Knoxville).
    Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For an answer, there was only the sound of my blin cooking on the griddle, and the rise and fall of spoons.
    Talia Lavin, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
  • The Red Star blin offers a satisfying burst of salty salmon roe, draped in hot, lacy pastry and delivered in minutes.
    Talia Lavin, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
Noun
  • These thick, slightly sweet griddle cakes are often cooked fresh on board and served folded in half with a generous smear of butter and sugar, or sometimes a slice of tangy brown cheese.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • The egg, avocado and hash brown is one section of my breakfast, and the gluten-free chocolate chip oatmeal griddle cakes are the second.
    Lia Picard, New York Times, 3 May 2025

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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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