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 on the Web Warm your cranberry sauce and drizzle over pancakes, waffles and French toast. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024 Design: Practically a Body Cap In the photo world, lenses that are nearly flat are typically called pancakes for obvious reasons. PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024 This classic American breakfast takes us back to lazy Sunday mornings, when plates were stacked high with golden, fluffy bite-sized pancakes doused in maple syrup and generous slabs of butter. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024 One of my brothers ate 29 pancakes in one sitting (my sister had the girl's record with 19). Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pancake 

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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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