as in crêpe
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle) every Sunday morning, we have pancakes and bacon for breakfast

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Recent Examples of pancake For a more creative twist, use them in baking recipes such as muffins, bread, or pancakes. Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025 Clarity at the further ends of the field of view will also be enhanced by the use of pancake lenses. Andrew Williams, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for pancake
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Noun
  • Whoever gets up first can help by setting the table or flipping some flapjacks.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
  • During the contest, which aired on January 20, 2025, Ishii appeared to injure his left ankle or calf after taking a flapjack from Okada early on.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Aubrey's East Tennessee The fact that chicken fingers with honey mustard sell like hotcakes tells you a lot about Aubrey's, the beloved 14-restaurant group in East Tennessee (mostly Knoxville).
    Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For an answer, there was only the sound of my blin cooking on the griddle, and the rise and fall of spoons.
    Talia Lavin, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
  • The Red Star blin offers a satisfying burst of salty salmon roe, draped in hot, lacy pastry and delivered in minutes.
    Talia Lavin, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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