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pancake batter

pancake batter

3 1.1
A mixture of flour, eggs, and milk that you pour to make pancakes
  • noun
  • /ˈpænˌkeɪk ˈbætər/
translation icon : masa para panqueques
  • Asja makes pancake batter.
  • consistency of pancake batter
  • stir the pancake batter
  • mix enough pancake batter

So I'm just going to put in my favorite pancake batter, like flour that can go in.

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Examples

  • Mixed up some pancake batter, crisped some bacon.

    Blog text (7)
  • These girls had mixed pancake batter.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • So I'm just going to put in my favorite pancake batter, like flour that can go in.

  • She mixed up pancake batter, set the table, and spread strips of bacon in the frying pan to cook.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • When Jeremy greeted her, she smiled at him over her shoulder, then turned back to the mixing bowl and stirred the pancake batter a little longer while Jeremy went to the fridge for a glass of orange juice.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • For breakfast, I prepared a fluffy pancake by mixing the pancake batter with blueberries.

  • You need to let the pancake batter sit for a few minutes before cooking it for best results.

  • After mixing the ingredients, the pancake batter should be smooth and free of lumps.

Synonyms

batter
vspancake batter
54 1.8

A wet mix of flour, eggs, and milk used to make pancakes or coat food before frying

is the specific liquid base made for thin griddle cakes

Surface Forms

Morphology

pancake + batter

The meaning 'a liquid mixture ... used as the base for making pancakes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pancake' (a type of thin fried cake) + 'batter' (a runny flour-and-egg mixture); the compound simply specifies the type/purpose of the batter. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common noun-noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Pancake batter is a simple, literal name: batter is the thin mixture you pour onto a hot pan to make a pancake. So it means the liquid 'mixture' of flour, eggs, and milk used to cook pancakes.