Scotch pancake

noun

A small, often buttered, sweet pancake served as a teatime dessert.

Meanings

nounScotch pancake (plural Scotch pancakes)

plural Scotch pancakes

  1. A small, often buttered, sweet pancake served as a teatime dessert.

    Synonyms: dropped scone, drop scone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small, often buttered, sweet pancake served as a teatime dessert.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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