flathon

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English flathon, probably representing (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin fladon-, stem form of flado (“a flat-cake”), from Old (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *flado (“flat-cake”). Cognate with Middle English flathe (“a flat-cake, flat fish”). More at flathe.

Noun

flathon (plural flathons)

1. (obsolete) Flathe; flan.

Anagrams

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• flathen, flathoun

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fladonem, accusative of flado, from Frankish *flado, from Proto-Germanic *flaþô. Doublet of flathe and flaun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaðun/, /ˈflaðən/

Noun

flathon (plural flathons) (rare, Late Middle English)

1. A sweet cake with a filling inside it.
2. A hotcake or pancake.

Descendants

• English: flathon (obsolete)

References

• “flaun (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-06.