Real Dictionary

pancake
countable noun: A pancake is a thin, flat, circular piece of cooked batter made from milk, flour, and eggs. Pancakes are often rolled up or folded and eaten hot with a sweet or savoury filling inside. In America, pancakes are usually eaten for breakfast, with butter and

pancake in American English
a thin, flat cake of batter fried on a griddle or in a pan; griddlecake; flapjack
to make, or cause (an airplane) to make, a pancake landing
intransitive verb: to drop flat to the ground after leveling off a few feet above it
noun: a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack
transitive verb: to flatten, esp. as the result of a collision or other mishap

pancake in British English
noun: a thin flat cake made from batter and fried on both sides, often served rolled and filled with a sweet or savoury mixture
verb: to cause (an aircraft) to make a pancake landing or (of an aircraft) to make a pancake landing

pancake in Hospitality
noun: A pancake is a thin, flat, circular piece of cooked batter made from milk, flour, and eggs. Pancakes are usually eaten for breakfast, with butter and syrup.