pannenkoek

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A form of pannekoek — A form of Dutch pancake, being thin and wide and optionally made with apples or a variety of other ingredients

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounpannenkoek (plural pannenkoeken)

plural pannenkoeken

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pannekoek.

    She was smiling and laughing through her mouthful of pannenkoeken.

    2018, Samantha Cayto, chapter 5, in Star Dance (Alien Blood Wars; 4), Lincoln, Lincolnshire: Pride Publishing, Totally Entwined Group, →ISBN
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    I realized that, for my husband, going out for Chinese food was similar to the Dutch going to eat pannenkoeken when they needed a place to gather their thoughts.

    2009, Robin Jones Gunn, “Epilogue”, in Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! (Sisterchicks; 8), New York, N.Y.: Multnomah Books, →ISBN, page 260

    Serve a couple of spoonfuls of sautéed mushrooms on a weeknight pannenkoek with sliced or grated Gouda and mustard.

    2017, Emily Wight, “Sautéed Mushrooms for Pannenkoek”, in Dutch Feast, Vancouver, B.C.: Arsenal Pulp Press, →ISBN, “Weeknight Dinners” section

    Fluffy flapjacks are strictly verboten at the Pfanntastic Pannenkoek Haus, home to the giant crêpes the Dutch have been eating for centuries. In the Netherlands, a pannenkoek is eaten for lunch or dinner. Owner Denice Greenwald and pannenkoek handyman Joe Payne serve them all day, adding flair to the traditional undertaking and offering eighty kinds, including the Kaneel Rol (cinnamon roll) and Steak Met Smeerkaas (Philly cheesesteak).

    2017, John Catucci, Michael Vlessides, “Pfanntastic Pannenkoek Haus”, in You Gotta Go Here! 397 Hidden Gems and Hometown Favourites in Canada and Beyond, Toronto, Ont.: Collins, →ISBN, “Canada” section, “Western Candada” subsection, “Calgary, AB” subsubsection, page 17, column 2

    The land was flat as a Hudson River pannenkoek, with this sole peak jabbing skyward.

    2018 April, D[avid] J[ohn] Butler, chapter 10, in Witchy Winter (Witchy Eye; 2), Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN

    Have you ever tried that new Dutch place that just opened? They have this amazing pannenkoek that I can’t get enough of.

    2022, Steena Holmes, “Mia”, in The Promise of Christmas: A Small Town Holiday Story, [SH Press Inc], →ISBN

Origin

  1. Dutchpannenkoek
  2. Dutchpannenkoek
  3. Englishpannenkoek

Borrowed from Dutch pannenkoek.

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Cite this entry
APA

pannenkoek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pannenkoek

MLA

“pannenkoek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pannenkoek. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pannenkoek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pannenkoek.

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