buckwheat cake

noun

1. a pancake made of buckwheat flour.

Word History and Origins

Origin of buckwheat cake¹

An Americanism dating back to 1740–50

Example Sentences

Each region of France serves special dishes for this feast: raw oysters in Paris, foie gras in Alsace, buckwheat cakes and sour cream in Brittany.

From Seattle Times

The authors also have recommendations for breakfast on the big day: “grapes, oat flakes, broiled porterhouse steak, codfish balls, browned potatoes, buckwheat cakes, maple syrup, wheat bread and coffee.”

From Washington Times

There were debates over whether commercial baking powder, new on the market, would hurt their buckwheat cakes.

From New York Times

Pancakes, sausage cakes, golden buckwheat cakes, gravy, oatmeal, thick cream, maple syrup, fried potatoes, preserves, jams, jellies, doughnuts, spicy apple pie: that was breakfast.

From The Guardian

Hot and tender buckwheat cakes, with syrup made from maple sugar melted in a tin cup.

From Project Gutenberg