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 of pancake Kodiak, a maker of high-protein pancakes and waffles, which is backed by PE firm L Catterton, is also expected to seek a sale. Richard Collings, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025 The pancakes will taste more like classic buttermilk ones. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 Conference-goers got a half-portion of the menu item, which consists of four silver-dollar pancakes and four links of sausage. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 Potato pancakes and spätzle at Waldmann, dumplings at Ruam Mit and Sunday specials at Brunson’s With new monthly dinner series at Crasqui, Soleil Ramirez looks to uplift Latino chefs and communities Carnival is opening a private resort for cruise passengers. Craig Lassig, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pancake
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Noun
  • Whoever gets up first can help by setting the table or flipping some flapjacks.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
  • During the contest, which aired on January 20, 2025, Ishii appeared to injure his left ankle or calf after taking a flapjack from Okada early on.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Aubrey's East Tennessee The fact that chicken fingers with honey mustard sell like hotcakes tells you a lot about Aubrey's, the beloved 14-restaurant group in East Tennessee (mostly Knoxville).
    Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For an answer, there was only the sound of my blin cooking on the griddle, and the rise and fall of spoons.
    Talia Lavin, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
  • The Red Star blin offers a satisfying burst of salty salmon roe, draped in hot, lacy pastry and delivered in minutes.
    Talia Lavin, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2017
Noun
  • The restaurant’s all-day brunch menu is filled with indulgent dishes such as brioche French toast, Nutella Packed Jacks and lemony griddle cakes.
    Taryn White, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The restaurant’s all-day brunch menu is filled with indulgent dishes such as brioche French toast, Nutella Packed Jacks and lemony griddle cakes.
    Taryn White, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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