: 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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Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
People looking to swap out eggs in a recipe for baked good or pancakes may turn to a combination of flax meal and water, or try banana or applesauce, Trout said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 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
About 70% of his orders go to US customers in search of extra tasty pancakes.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
People looking to swap out eggs in a recipe for baked good or pancakes may turn to a combination of flax meal and water, or try banana or applesauce, Trout said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 6 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 21 Feb. 2025.
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