pancake

noun

ˈpan-ˌkāk How to pronounce pancake (audio)
Definition of pancakenext
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 Her recipes include blueberry muffins and cottage cheese pancakes. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026 Many people were feared trapped as a tall building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, leaving a huge mound of concrete and more than a dozen floors stacked like pancakes, with little space between them. — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Its menu features omelets, lemon ricotta pancakes and chicken and waffles with cocktails and mimosas. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Drizzle a teaspoon over a plain yogurt bowl instead of buying the pre-sweetened kind, or pour it over homemade pancakes and waffles. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pancake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
  1. flapjack
  2. hotcake
  3. blin
  4. griddle cake
Noun
  • The restaurant is known for its key lime flapjacks, Creole shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Every family carries at least one recipe that is a few generations old for biscuits, cornbread, or flapjacks.
    — Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Definition of flapjack
Noun
  • Kia hybrids are selling like hotcakes, according to a recent press release from the South Korean automaker.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Just act quickly to score them in 11 colorways—they’re selling like hotcakes.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of hotcake
Noun
  • The room glows with soft blush tones as the bottles pop and every drop of those salty pearls meets a pillowy blin.
    — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of blin
Noun
  • Hearty breakfast options, like corn griddle cakes with maple thyme butter and huckleberry lemon compote and wrangler’s toast (a riff on avo toast), will fuel guests through a morning of outdoor adventures.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • The superfood blue corn griddle cakes at the on-site Indian Pueblo Kitchen are worth a visit themselves.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of griddle cake

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