griddlecake

1 3.9

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

noun
/ˈɡrɪdəlkeɪk/

: tortita

At the fair, they serve delicious griddlecakes that are golden and crispy on both sides.

Examples

I made a delicious griddlecake for breakfast.
Each griddlecake was golden brown and perfectly crisp on the edges.
For breakfast, she made a stack of warm griddlecakes for the whole family.
He served the blueberry griddlecake with maple syrup and butter.
The recipe calls for a griddlecake made with fresh ingredients.
I love eating a fluffy griddlecake for breakfast, especially with fresh fruit and syrup.
For brunch, I made griddlecakes topped with blueberries and a drizzle of honey.

Synonyms

pancake

vsgriddlecake

316 1.0

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

is the flat cake specifically defined by cooking on a griddle

hotcake

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12 1.0

A thin round cake made from batter and cooked on a pan, often served for breakfast

is the griddle-made flat cake described without focus on serving temperature

flapjack

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8 1.6

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

is the griddle-cooked flat cake often referred to by another regional name

potato pancake

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3 1.3

A thin round fried food made from grated potato, egg, and a little flour

is a batter-based flat cake specifically made from liquid batter on a griddle

buttermilk pancake

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1 1.0

A light, fluffy pancake made with buttermilk

is the plain griddle-cooked flat cake without that specific ingredient

French pancake

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1 3.5

A very thin pancake rolled, sometimes folded with sweet or salty filling

is a flat griddle-cooked cake defined by its thickness and cooking surface

buckwheat pancake

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1 3.0

A thin, flat cake made from buckwheat flour often eaten for breakfast

is the griddle-cooked flat cake described without a special flour type

buckwheat cake

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1 4.5

A thin pancake made with buckwheat flour often served for breakfast

is the general griddle-made flat cake not tied to one flour

drop scone

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1 4.6

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

is the flat griddle-made cake typically formed as a single larger piece

flapcake

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8.3

A thin flat cake you make from batter and fry on both sides in a pan

is the same idea named for its griddle cooking method

battercake

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4.6

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

is the specific term highlighting the griddle cooking rather than ingredients

hot cake

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1.0

A flat round cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides on a hot pan

is the flat cake whose definition centers on griddle preparation

flannel-cake

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Archaic

7.7

A thin flat cake cooked on a hot pan like a pancake

is the general griddle-made flat cake with no special variation

flannel cake

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5.5

A thin pancake fried on both sides and often served for breakfast

is defined by being made on a griddle rather than other pans

Scotch pancake

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3.9

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

is the flat cake usually formed and cooked as a full griddle piece

How Thick

griddlecake

1 3.9

pancake

316 1.0

crepe

22 2.5

Surface Forms

griddlecake singular

griddlecakes plural

Morphology

griddlecake = griddle + cake (transparent) = griddle + cake

A straightforward compound of 'griddle' + 'cake' whose meaning (a cake cooked on a griddle) is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Griddlecake comes from two simple words: griddle and cake, where griddle means 'flat hot plate for cooking' and cake means 'small sweet bread'. So a griddlecake is a 'cake' made on a 'griddle', a flat cake cooked on a hot plate and usually fried on both sides.