pancake

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English 1430, pan +‎ cake

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

pancake (plural pancakes)

1. A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter.
2. (theater) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.

[edit] Synonyms

• (thin fried batter cake): crêpe or crepe, flapjack, griddle cake, hotcake

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[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to pancake (third-person singular simple present pancakes, present participle pancaking, simple past and past participle pancaked)

1. To make a pancake landing
2. (construction, demolition) To collapse one floor after another.

[edit] See also

• blintz
• okonomiyaki
• Pan-Cake
• waffle