flapjack
flapjack · flapjacks
A pancakeA pancake.
/ˈflæpd͡ʒæk/
» I want to eat a flapjack.
Ich möchte einen Müsliriegel essen.
Meaning
2 senses(US)A pancake.
Sven ordered a stack of flapjacks with maple syrup, two strips of bacon, and an egg, sunny side up.
(UK)A bar made with rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
More definitions
- a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
Examples
2 sentencesI want to eat a flapjack.
deIch möchte einen Müsliriegel essen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom bit into the flapjack, and oat flakes fell on to his coat.
deTom biss in den Haferkeks, dass ihm die Haferflocken auf den Mantel fielen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From flap (“to toss sharply”) + jack (“generic object”). So called from the process of bakFrom flap (“to toss sharply”) + jack (“generic object”). So called from the process of baking it by flipping and catching it in the griddle when done on one side.
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Forms
plural: flapjacksSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle:pancakebattercakeflannel cakeflannel-cakeflapcakegriddlecakehotcakehot cake