noun
pikelet
Pikelet (noun) means a thick type of sweet pancake.
noun
1
A thick type of sweet pancake.
2
A thin crumpet.
3
Any crumpet, regardless of thickness
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Etymology
Derived from Welsh bara pyglyd (“pitchy [i.e. dark or sticky] bread”), later shortened simply to pyglyd. The early 17th century lexicographer, Randle Cotgrave, spoke of "our Welsh barrapycleds". The word spread to the West Midlands of England, where it was anglicised to picklets and then to pikelets.
Rhymes for pikelet
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What is the meaning of pikelet?
"pikelet" (noun) means a thick type of sweet pancake.
What are the different meanings of pikelet?
"pikelet" has 3 main meanings: 1. A thick type of sweet pancake; 2. A thin crumpet; 3. Any crumpet, regardless of thickness.