: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
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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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
Use high-protein quinoa flour or mixes to make pancakes.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
There's no flipping required to serve up homemade, buttery pancakes the moment the family comes downstairs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Malaysian roti canai and Trinidadian buss up shut are both flaky, layered varieties similar to Taiwanese scallion pancakes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025
Use high-protein quinoa flour or mixes to make pancakes.
—Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Some models suggest that a second moon, just a few hundred kilometers across, formed past the far side and then slowly approached the moon and pancaked itself.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025
There's no flipping required to serve up homemade, buttery pancakes the moment the family comes downstairs.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pancake
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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