pancake
English
/ˈpæn.keɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter.
- (theater) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.
- (juggling) A type of throw, usually with a ring where the prop is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop.
- Anything very thin and flat.
- (film) A box on which an actor stands to make them appear taller.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pancake compound from English pan (all, pan, forehead, face) + English cake.
Origin
English
cake
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Panhead English
- Welsh cake English
- ash cake English
- ashcake English
- ashpan English
- barmcake English
- battercake English
- beancake English
- bedpan English
- beefcake English
- brainpan English
- breadcake English
- bridecake English
- cake English
- cakeage English
- cakebaker English
- cakebox English
- cakecrumb English
- cakehole English
- cakeism English
- cakeless English
- cakelike English
- cakemaker English
- cakemaking English
- cakeman English
- cakepan English
- cakery English
- cakeshop English
- cakestand English
- cakewoman English
- caky English
- cheesecake English
- clapcake English
- claypan English
- coffee cake English
- corncake English
- cupcake English
- deadpan English
- dishpan English
- dustpan English
- filter cake English
- firepan English
- fishcake English
- floorpan English
- friedcake English
- fruitcake English
- frying pan English
- frypan English
- fuckcake English
- funnel cake English
- griddlecake English
- hardpan English
- harnpan English
- headpan English
- hoecake English
- honeycake English
- hotcake English
- kneepan English
- milkpan English
- mooncake English
- moorpan English
- nubcake English
- nutcake English
- oatcake English
- oilcake English
- pan English
- pan-Somalism English
- pancakelike English
- pancakey English
- panfish English
- panful English
- panhandle English
- panhouse English
- panlike English
- panman English
- pannable English
- panner English
- pannikin English
- pannist English
- panphobic English
- pantile English
- panware English
- panwoman English
- panyard English
- ploughpan English
- plowpan English
- plumcake English
- potcake English
- saucepan English
- scalepan English
- seedcake English
- shortcake English
- skidpan English
- soycake English
- steelpan English
- stewpan English
- teacake English
- tharcake English
- uncake English
- washpan English
- yellowcake English
- panna Latin
- Kuchen German
- Pancake German
- Pfanne German
- Pfannkuchen German
- fánk Hungarian
- cake Dutch, Flemish
- koek Dutch, Flemish
- pan Dutch, Flemish
- pannenkoek Dutch, Flemish
- cake French
- кек Russian
- cake Spanish, Castilian
- panqueca Portuguese
- ケーキ Japanese
- パンケーキ Japanese
- cake Middle English
- pancake Middle English
- panne Middle English
- pancóg Irish
- panna Irish
- kaka Old Norse
- كيك Arabic
- केक Hindi
- เค้ก Thai
- แพนเค้ก Thai
- keyk Cebuano
- pankeyk Cebuano
- keik Indonesian
- panekuk Indonesian
- cacen Welsh
- pannecoeke Middle Dutch
- kek Turkish
- pana Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- keyk Tagalog
- ကိတ်မုန့် Burmese
- kek Albanian
- কে’ক Assamese
- 班戟 Chinese
- keki Swahili
- 케이크 Korean
- 팬케이크 Korean
- ikhekhe Zulu
- ikeki Xhosa
- ikeyiki Xhosa
- kek Tok Pisin
- ເຄັກ Lao
- keke Maori
- likhekhe Swati
- كيكة Hijazi Arabic
- pankuku Sranan Tongo
- كيكة Gulf Arabic
- keke Fijian
- peno Yoruba
- kek Fiji Hindi
- kèke’éna Taos
- epankeik Nauru
- keik Nauru
- pan
- caky
- cake
- frypan
- uncake
- panman
- cakery
- panful
- ashpan
- panner
- bedpan
- cakeman
- oatcake
- panware
- harnpan
- cupcake
- nubcake
- cakeage
- pannist
- skidpan
- cakebox
- ashcake
- moorpan
- stewpan
- claypan
- hardpan
- potcake
- pantile
- kneepan
- plowpan
- dustpan
- Panhead
- nutcake
- panlike
- dishpan
- firepan
- hoecake
- cakepan
- washpan
- cakeism
- panyard
- teacake
- milkpan
- deadpan
- soycake
- panfish
- oilcake
- hotcake
- headpan
- beefcake
- beancake
- cakehole
- brainpan
- clapcake
- pancakey
- floorpan
- pannable
- panhouse
- cakelike
- mooncake
- fishcake
- pannikin
- cakeless
- plumcake
- tharcake
- cakeshop
- corncake
- steelpan
- barmcake
- fuckcake
- ash cake
- panwoman
- scalepan
- saucepan
- seedcake
- breadcake
- friedcake
- bridecake
- cakestand
- fruitcake
- cakebaker
- honeycake
- cakecrumb
- panphobic
- shortcake
- cakemaker
- panhandle
- cakewoman
- ploughpan
- frying pan
- cheesecake
- yellowcake
- cakemaking
- battercake
- Welsh cake
- coffee cake
- griddlecake
- funnel cake
- filter cake
- pancakelike
- pan-Somalism