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flapjack

/ˈflæpd͡ʒæk/

flapjack noun: a pancake.

flapjack: a pancake
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Noun

flapjack (plural flapjacks)

  1. (US) A pancake.
    • Sven ordered a stack of flapjacks with maple syrup, two strips of bacon, and an egg, sunny side up.
    • There is CCTV in the coach, so anyone planning to pilfer a flapjack may well be seen!2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 52
  2. (UK) A bar made with rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
    • fudgy flapjacky fudge […] I always buy one of those flapjacks with a layer of yoghurt on top. But even with the topping, they are just never sweet enough for me. I also love fudge but that can be toe-curlingly sweet. So, in my search for a middle ground, I decided to combine the two.2020, Nadiya Hussain, Nadiya Bakes, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN

flapjack meaning in Tamil

flapjack in Tamil

மாவிற் சுட்ட எண்ணெய்ப் பணியாரவகை

Forms of flapjack

pluralflapjacks

Origin of flapjack

From 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.

Words formed from flapjack

Questions about flapjack

What does flapjack mean?
Flapjack means a pancake.
What is flapjack in Tamil?
Flapjack in Tamil is மாவிற் சுட்ட எண்ணெய்ப் பணியாரவகை. See Flapjack meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flapjack?
Flapjack is a noun.
How do you pronounce flapjack?
Flapjack is pronounced /ˈflæpd͡ʒæk/.
What is the plural of flapjack?
The plural of flapjack is flapjacks.

Words near flapjack in the dictionary

  1. flapdragons
  2. flaperon
  3. flaperons
  4. flapgate
  5. flapgates
  6. flapjack
  7. flapjacks
  8. flapjacky
  9. flapless
  10. flaplike
  11. flapling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flapjack (page history and authors); flapjack (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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