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flapcake

flapcake

8.3
A thin flat cake you make from batter and fry on both sides in a pan
  • noun
translation icon : tortita
  • She served homemade flapcakes with maple syrup for breakfast.

Examples

  • The smell of flapcakes sizzling on the griddle filled the kitchen.

  • He flipped the flapcake to cook the other side until it was golden brown.

  • I love to eat a flapcake for breakfast.

  • She made delicious flapcakes for the family reunion.

  • She served homemade flapcakes with maple syrup for breakfast.

  • The smell of flapcakes sizzling on the griddle filled the kitchen.

  • He flipped the flapcake to cook the other side until it was golden brown.

Synonyms

pancake
vsflapcake
316 1.0

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

is the same food but described without meal or dessert context
hotcake
vsflapcake
  • US
12 1.0

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

is the neutral term without emphasis on being served hot
flapjack
vsflapcake
  • UK
8 1.6

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

is the basic neutral term rather than a regional variant
griddlecake
vsflapcake
1 3.9

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

is the basic form, not focused on cooking utensil detail
hot cake
vsflapcake
  • US
1.0

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

is the general name focusing on the food, not its serving warmth
battercake
vsflapcake
  • US
4.6

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

is the simple shared description without extra serving notes
flannel cake
vsflapcake
  • US
5.5

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

is the central definition without emphasizing similarity or meal time
flannel-cake
vsflapcake
  • Archaic
7.7

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

is the main form rather than noting spelling or hyphenation

How Thin

crepe
22 2.5
flapcake
8.3
pancake
316 1.0

Surface Forms

flapcake singular
flapcakes plural

Morphology

flapcake = flap + cake (semi-transparent) = flap + cake

Formed as a compound 'flap' + 'cake' where 'cake' is clear but 'flap' does not independently indicate a thin batter fried on a griddle, so the full meaning is only partly predictable.

Etymology

Flapcake is made of flap + cake, and it's like a pancake — a flat 'cake' you 'flip' on a hot pan to cook both sides. That's why flapcake means a flat cake made from thin batter and fried on both sides.