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pancake

(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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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

(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·Apr 27, 2026US

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

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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(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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  • “Blowing up pancakes eith the mind with Céline They’re too damn sweet. Only one pancake worth Alastor got point Too much sweet sucks. Savory is better Hust kook at Céline’s cooking? Flavorful and savory and tasty as fuck yuppreeee”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The "Angel's Share", as any whiskey conneseur will attest is a real thing, actually goes to demonic pancake fan Hellboy instead.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"normal food post" and it's a 1700kcal pancake”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I think you’re in pancake waffle territory here.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Made a Sticky Toffee Pancake for breakfast topped a homemade vanilla bean whipped cream and toffee sauce. These are really big can’t even finish one by myself #breakfast #foodsky”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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