Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Pancake /(păn"kāk`)/ · Pan·cake · IPA /ˈpæn.keɪk/ 01 n. A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack. 1. A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a griddlecake; a flapjack.