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Pancake

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See also: pancake

English

Etymology

German surname, Americanized and translated from Pfannkuch, Pfannkuche, also found in north/Low German as Pannkoke, Pankauke, as well as Dutch Pannekoek. All mean "pancake," and could be from a nickname for someone who likes them, or an occupational surname for someone who worked at an establishment that famously served them.

Proper noun

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Pancake

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

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German

Etymology

From English pancake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛŋˌkɛɪ̯k/, /ˈpɛn-/, /-ˌkeːk/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Pancake m (strong, genitive Pancakes, plural Pancakes)

  1. (especially on menus) an American-style pancake as a breakfast item

Usage notes

  • German Pfannkuchen are usually eaten for lunch or supper. They are also wider and often thinner than their American equivalents. Hence the distinction, which is by no means obligatory, however.

Declension

Declension of Pancake [masculine, strong]
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