pancake

[ pan-keyk ]

noun

1. a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
2. Also called pan·cake land·ing. an airplane landing made by pancaking.

verb (used without object)

, pan·caked, pan·cak·ing.

1. (of an airplane or the like) to drop flat to the ground after leveling off a few feet above it.

verb (used with object)

, pan·caked, pan·cak·ing.

1. Informal. to flatten, especially as the result of a collision or other mishap:

   The car had been pancaked by the bus.

2. to cause (an airplane) to pancake.

pancake

/ ˈpænˌkeɪk /

noun

1. 1. a thin flat cake made from batter and fried on both sides, often served rolled and filled with a sweet or savoury mixture
   2. ( as modifier )

      pancake mix

2. a Scot name for drop scone
3. a stick or flat cake of compressed make-up
4. Also calledpancake landing an aircraft landing made by levelling out a few feet from the ground and then dropping onto it

verb

1. to cause (an aircraft) to make a pancake landing or (of an aircraft) to make a pancake landing

Word History and Origins

Origin of pancake¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; pan ¹, cake

Idioms and Phrases

see flat as a pancake .

Example Sentences

We agree though that the little pancake was delicious.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet there they were, surprisingly easy to find, drinking lattes at a strip mall Starbucks, browsing magazines at Barnes & Noble and eating eggs with their spouses at a pancake restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times

My mom made mandarin pancakes,, Yorkshire pudding and other fun dishes.

From Salon

They’re kind of a cross between a crepe and a pancake, and they are indescribable.

From Los Angeles Times

"My family was staying with us, and including my baby nieces, and we had just had pancakes," Harris said in the Thursday interview.

From Salon

Related Words

• cake
• crepe
• waffle