pancake

ˈpæn.keɪk

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#1·9h ago

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular.

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Origin: , panne cake, pankake, ponkake. . Perhaps adapted from , pannekôke, from (suggested by derivatives and pannakōkilīn), where the compound is much older; compare (8th century), whence , ; further , pancake, , , . The juggling sense is by analogy with a pancake being tossed in a pan. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·9h ago

(uncountable, theater) A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.

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#3·9h ago

(countable, 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.

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