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

There, generous plates of omelets and pancakes were just as popular as shrimp and grits and salmon croquettes. —

Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Quaker Oats has announced a recall of boxes of pancake and waffle mix over concerns of undeclared milk in the packaging. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025

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