griddle cake

noun

: pancake

Synonyms

• flapjack
• hotcake
• pancake
• slapjack

Examples of griddle cake in a Sentence

buckwheat griddle cakes served with strawberry butter

Recent Examples on the Web

The restaurant’s all-day brunch menu is filled with indulgent dishes such as brioche French toast, Nutella Packed Jacks and lemony griddle cakes. —Taryn White, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Native Superfoods waffles or griddle cakes made with blue corn, quinoa, currants, piñon, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and triple berries are available all day. —Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025

Browned in the oven, this large-format pancake makes for a fun alternative to the traditional griddle cakes. —Saveur Editors, Saveur, 27 June 2024

Belgian waffles with Vermont maple syrup and bacon, griddle cakes and the big papa burrito made with chorizo are some of the classic breakfast options. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2023

It was inspired in part by a large, dinner-plate-size griddle cake I was served at a restaurant called Salt’s Cure in Los Angeles. —Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021

But the majority of O’Keeffe’s recipes are practical and austere—rye bread, griddle cakes, oatmeal soup, roasted chicken. —Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2020

The restaurant serves Belgian-style waffles and bacon, griddle cakes and various egg dishes. —Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 5 Feb. 2020

The restaurant serves Belgian-style waffle and bacon, griddle cakes and various egg dishes. —Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 3 Feb. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for griddle cake

• overtake
• rattlesnake
• shiitake
• undertake
• wapentake
• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• break
• craik
• crake

Kids Definition

griddle cake

noun

: pancake