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1pancake
noun pan·cake \ˈpan-ˌkāk\
: a thin, flat, round cake that is made by cooking batter on both sides in a frying pan or on a hot surface (called a griddle)
: thick makeup worn especially by actors
Full Definition of PANCAKE
: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides
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First Known Use of PANCAKE
14th century
Related to PANCAKE
- Synonyms
- flapjack, griddle cake, hotcake, slapjack
Rhymes with PANCAKE
air brake, awake, backache, beefcake, beefsteak, betake, blacksnake, bull snake, canebrake, caretake, cheesecake, cheesesteak, clambake, club steak, corncrake, cube steak, cupcake, daybreak, disc brake, drum brake, earache, earthquake, fair shake, fast break, firebreak, firedrake, fish cake, flank steak, forsake, friedcake, fruitcake, green snake, grubstake, hand brake, handshake, headache, heartache, heartbreak, hoecake, hotcake, housebreak, intake, jailbreak, keepsake, king snake, lapstrake, mandrake, milk snake, mistake, moonquake, muckrake, namesake, newsbreak, oatcake, oil cake, opaque, outbreak, outtake, Pan-Cake, partake, pound cake, pump fake, rat snake, remake, retake, rewake, rock brake, seaquake, sea snake, seedcake, sheldrake, shortcake, snowflake, sponge cake, Swiss steak, tea cake, toothache, unmake, uptake, wheat cake, windbreak, wind shake, youthquake
2pancake
verb
pan·cakedpan·cak·ing
Definition of PANCAKE
intransitive verb
: to make a pancake landing
transitive verb
1
: to cause to pancake
2
: to knock flat
First Known Use of PANCAKE
1911
PANCAKE Defined for Kids
pancake
noun pan·cake \ˈpan-ˌkāk\
Definition of PANCAKE for Kids
: a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked on both sides on a griddle
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