Pronunciation: /ˈpankeɪk/
noun
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1a thin, flat cake of batter, fried on both sides in a pan and typically rolled up with a sweet or savoury filling: crispy pancakes filled with cheese [as modifier]: pancake batter
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2 (also pancake make-up) [mass noun] make-up consisting of a flat solid layer of compressed powder, used especially in the theatre.
verb
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1(with reference to an aircraft) make or cause to make a pancake landing: [no object]: the plane landed, pancaking down on the runway
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2 informal flatten or become flattened: [with object]: Hurley’s car was pancaked
