pancake

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noun

pan·cake ˈpan-ˌkāk

Synonyms of pancake next

: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides

pancake

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verb

pancaked; pancaking

intransitive verb

: to make a pancake landing

transitive verb

: to cause to pancake

: to knock flat

Pan-Cake

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trademark

ˈpan-ˌkāk

—used for a cosmetic in semimoist cake form

Examples of pancake in a Sentence

Noun We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast. She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.

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Noun

This non-stick ceramic frying pan features a nontoxic ceramic coating, perfect for sliding eggs off the pan, sauteing veggies, flipping pancakes and more. —

Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025 The Huddle restaurants These 24-hour diners were in five locations across Indy with a versatile menu including pancakes and waffles all day, sandwiches, salads, burgers, seafood and steak. —

Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024

Verb

Cook pancakes: Cook pancakes until top surface is covered with bubbles and edges appear cooked through, 2-4 minutes. —

Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025 At Doak Campbell Stadium, Jackson had Florida’s QB in his grasp and appeared positioned to pancake him when the 6-foot-3, 239-pound passer shook free, sprinted away and fired a 17-yard dart to Chimere Dike. —

Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pancake