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flapcake

/ˈflæpkeɪk/

noun

A flapjack; a pancake.

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pancake battercake flannel cakeflannel-cakeflapjack griddlecake hotcake hot cake

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Meanings

nounflapcake (plural flapcakes)

plural flapcakes

USA flapjack; a pancake.
[…] it looks a lot like a poffertje, but what do I know, flapcakes, griddlecakes, English muffins, waffles, Swiss steak, “Dribble with syrup if desired,” […]
2019, Lucy Ellmann, Ducks, Newburyport, Norwich, Norfolk: Galley Beggar Press, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

Similar

pancake battercake flannel cakeflannel-cakeflapjack griddlecake hotcake hot cake

Broader

Also see

battercake flannel cake flapjack griddlecake hot cake hotcake pancake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Blend of flapjack + pancake.

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Cite this entry

APA

flapcake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapcake

MLA

“flapcake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapcake. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flapcake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flapcake.

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