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

The order includes four chocolate pancakes filled with chocolate chips, topped with chocolate syrup and more chocolate chips. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025 With a good blender, making everything from smoothies to pasta sauce to preparing snacks like egg bites or protein pancakes could have been as easy as pressing a button. —

Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 24 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