pancake
n. countablen. a thin, flat, round cake made from a batter of flour, eggs, and milk. You cook it in a pan and often eat it with sweet or savory toppings.
n. a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides in a pan. Often associated with Shrove Tuesday in various cultures.
I like to eat a pancake with maple syrup for breakfast.
The chef flipped the pancake high into the air to show off his skills to the guests.
While traditional recipes call for simple flour and milk, modern variations of the pancake often incorporate protein powders or alternative grains to suit contemporary dietary preferences.
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē)bor. Latin patina Late Latin pannabor. Proto-Germanic *pannǭ Proto-West Germanic *pannā Old English panne Middle English panne Proto-Germanic *kakǭ Old Norse kakabor. Middle English cake Middle English panne cake English pancake Inherited from Middle English pancake, panne cake, pankake, ponkake. By surface analysis, pan + cake. Perhaps adapted from Middle Low German pankôke, pannekôke, from Old Saxon *pannakōko (suggested by derivatives Old Saxon pannakōkilo and pannakōkilīn), where the compound is much older; compare Old High German phankuohho (8th century), whence Middle High German phankuoche, German Pfannkuchen (“pancake”); further Saterland Frisian Ponkouke, Ponkuuke (“pancake”), West Frisian pankoek (“pancake”), Dutch pannenkoek (“pancake”), German Low German Pannkook (“pancake”). The juggling sense is by analogy with a pancake being tossed in a pan.