pancake
Pancake (noun) means a thin, flat cake made from batter and cooked in a pan, often eaten for breakfast or dessert. Example: “She stacked three pancakes and drizzled them with maple syrup.”
How to use pancake
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe breakfast food everyone knows, or (as a verb) something collapsing or flattening completely, like a building or a badly landed aircraft.
Word forms
pancaked past tense, pancakes plural, pancakes singular
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of "pan" and "cake," describing a cake cooked flat in a frying pan — in use since at least the 15th century.
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Rhymes for pancake
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What does “pancake” mean?
The word “pancake” means a thin, flat cake made from batter and cooked in a pan, often eaten for breakfast or dessert. In plain terms, the breakfast food everyone knows, or (as a verb) something collapsing or flattening completely, like a building or a badly landed aircraft.
How do you pronounce “pancake”?
“Pancake” is pronounced PAN-kayk (/ˈpæn.keɪk/ in IPA).
How do you use “pancake” in a sentence?
Here is “pancake” used in a sentence: “She stacked three pancakes and drizzled them with maple syrup.”
What is another word for “pancake”?
Words with a similar meaning to “pancake” include crêpe, crepe, flapjack, griddle cake, hotcake and pikelet.
What part of speech is “pancake”?
Depending on how it is used, “pancake” can be a noun and a verb.
Where does the word “pancake” come from?
The word “pancake” dates back to around 1400. A straightforward compound of "pan" and "cake," describing a cake cooked flat in a frying pan — in use since at least the 15th century.
Is “pancake” a common word?
“Pancake” is an uncommon word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.
How many meanings does “pancake” have?
“Pancake” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a thin, flat cake made from batter and cooked in a pan, often eaten for breakfast or dessert.