Pancake

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.

Pancake

1. A surname.

• cakepan

From English pancake.

• IPA^(key): /pɛŋˌkɛɪ̯k/, /ˈpɛn-/, /-ˌkeːk/

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Pancake m (strong, genitive Pancakes, plural Pancakes)

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

• 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.