French pancake
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- noun
- /frɛntʃ ˈpænkeɪk/
:
crepe
- For breakfast, I made French pancakes filled with Nutella and strawberries.
Examples
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At the café, you can choose French pancakes filled with sweet or savory ingredients.
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Molly ordered French pancakes with no orange sauce.
Fiction book (1995) -
Kami tidak memiliki French pancake.
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Aku mau French pancake, seperti di IHOP.
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French pancake tidak pakai susu mentega.
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She served French pancakes topped with whipped cream and fresh berries.
Synonyms
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A thin, flat fried cake made from batter often eaten for breakfast
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A very thin pancake filled with sweet or salty food
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A thin round cake made from batter and cooked on a pan, often served for breakfast
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A flat round cake like a pancake cooked on a hot griddle
A very thin pancake often filled with sweet or savory food
A thin flat cake you make from batter and fry on both sides like a pancake
How Thin
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a pancake associated with France, which is directly inferable from combining 'French' (relating to France) and 'pancake' (a breakfast cake). While the fine-grained notion of a crêpe being very thin and often rolled or folded is cultural knowledge, the basic meaning—a French-style pancake—is predictable for a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
French pancake comes from the very thin pancake people in France call crêpe, which is cooked very thin on a hot flat pan and often rolled or folded with sweet or salty filling. That's why French pancake means 'a very thin, small pancake' usually served rolled or folded with a filling.