pancake

Everyday

1. A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake made from a batter of flour, eggs and milk, cooked in a frying pan. tree →
2. "Flat as a pancake" means very flat. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, pancakes are eaten with syrup, lemon and sugar, or fruit. British, Irish and some Australian families eat pancakes on Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday), with pancake races and flipping. American pancakes are thick and small; British ones are thin like crêpes.

Examples

• We had pancakes with maple syrup for breakfast. tree →
• Dad flipped the pancake in the air. tree →
• On Pancake Day we eat pancakes with lemon and sugar. tree →
• Mix flour, eggs and milk to make pancake batter. tree →
• The land here is flat as a pancake. tree →
• I ran in a pancake race. tree →
• Then good food was set before them, milk and pancakes, with sugar, apples, and nuts. tree →

Note

Countable. One word. In maths recipe problems, double the batter to make twice as many pancakes.