as in flapjack
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
An à la carte menu offers additional breakfast selections such as chilaquiles verde, blue corn pancakes, and avocado toast, for an additional fee.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Think pancakes, avocado toast or whatever your mom’s favorite breakfast food happens to be.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The stunning pastel interior was made for your feed, and the avocado toast, pancakes and coffee are just as beautiful.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Although many people associate crepes with France, Bryan notes that almost every culture has some type of thin pancake.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Think pancakes, avocado toast or whatever your mom’s favorite breakfast food happens to be.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
The stunning pastel interior was made for your feed, and the avocado toast, pancakes and coffee are just as beautiful.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Although many people associate crepes with France, Bryan notes that almost every culture has some type of thin pancake.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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Over plates of eggs, flapjacks, sausage and bacon, everyday worries seem to fade away.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead of spending Easter morning flipping flapjacks, make this sweet breakfast casserole ahead of time.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Chinese electric vehicles are selling like hotcakes in other markets and high sales numbers could hint at a great year for one of Chevrolet's EVs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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The blin is so ubiquitous in Russia that the word is also used as a mild expletive: a polite Russian might mutter it after stubbing her toe, in place of the curse word blyad.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2017
Noun
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There are different variations of this as well, with two small griddle cakes thrown by the women of the house and pancakes used instead.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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In addition to its signature pupusas — warm, thick cornmeal griddle cakes stuffed with beans and cheese — the restaurant serves up corn tamales, red silk beans and sandwiches such as pastelitos de carne.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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