Scotch pancake

3.9

A small, thick pancake cooked on a griddle and often eaten for breakfast or tea

noun
/skɒtʃ ˈpænkeɪk/

: pancake escocés

For breakfast, she made a stack of Scotch pancakes topped with honey and butter.

Examples

Traditional afternoon tea often includes freshly cooked Scotch pancakes with jam.
He learned to make Scotch pancakes while visiting Scotland on holiday.
I love a fresh Scotch pancake for breakfast.
Have you ever tried a Scotch pancake?
In the morning, I enjoyed a delicious Scotch pancake with maple syrup.
At the café, they served a warm Scotch pancake alongside fresh fruit.
During the festival, we tasted various flavors of Scotch pancakes topped with cream.

Synonyms

pancake

vsScotch pancake

316 1.0

A thin, flat fried cake made from batter often eaten for breakfast

is much smaller and thicker, made from spoonfuls instead of a thin spread

flapjack

vsScotch pancake

8 1.6

A thin flat cake you fry on both sides from batter, often eaten for breakfast

is smaller and thicker, formed from dropped spoonfuls not a thin batter spread

griddlecake

vsScotch pancake

1 3.9

A flat round cake like a pancake cooked on a hot griddle

is smaller and thicker, made from spoonfuls of batter rather than a thin spread

drop scone

vsScotch pancake

1 4.6

A small, thick pancake made by dropping spoonfuls of batter onto a hot pan

is the regional UK name for the same small thick cake

battercake

vsScotch pancake

4.6

A thin flat cake you make from batter and fry on both sides like a pancake

is smaller and thicker, cooked from spoonfuls not a thin poured batter

Surface Forms

Scotch pancake singular

Scotch pancakes plural

Morphology

Scotch + pancake

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Scotch' signals a Scottish origin or style and 'pancake' names the food item, so a learner who knows both words will infer it is a type/variety of pancake associated with Scotland. Minor specifics (e.g., that it is small and thick rather than very thin) are lexical details, but the basic referent is transparently derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Scotch pancake: The name Scotch pancake comes from Scotch, meaning 'from Scotland', and from the way they are made. Cooks would drop a spoonful of batter onto a hot pan to make small, thick pancakes, so the name now means 'a small, thick pancake'.