: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
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Noun
We had blueberry pancakes and sausage for breakfast.
She wore sequins, false eyelashes, and pancake onstage.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Whisk pancake and waffle mix, buttery spread and ¾ cup water in a medium bowl.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
There are no residents left in that town and the vast majority of the buildings seen by Associated Press journalists were reduced to rubble or pancaked after intense Israeli shelling and airstrikes, followed by clashes during its ground invasion.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Here's what to know as Fat Tuesday approaches Pretty baby: How to make an oven pancake, or Dutch Baby, for Mardi Gras Pensacola's Mardi Gras is more than booze and beads.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Whisk pancake and waffle mix, buttery spread and ¾ cup water in a medium bowl.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
The mango pancakes with condensed milk and blackberry-bourbon sauce are also popular.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
There are no residents left in that town and the vast majority of the buildings seen by Associated Press journalists were reduced to rubble or pancaked after intense Israeli shelling and airstrikes, followed by clashes during its ground invasion.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pancake. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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