Flapcake

/ˈflæpkeɪk/ noun

Definition

A thin, flat cake or pancake, especially one that can be flipped or folded; a variant term for a griddle cake.

Etymology

Compound of flap (suggesting something thin and flexible that moves) and cake (a baked confection), describing a cake that's flat enough to flip in a pan.

Kelly Says

Flapcake is regional vocabulary that shows how Americans, British, and other English speakers split into different words for the same food—what's a flapcake in one dialect might be a pancake, crepe, or hotcake elsewhere.

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