battercake C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈbætɚˌkeɪk/ UK /ˈbætəˌkeɪk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a thin cake fried from batter; a pancake (dialectal) Grandmother stacked the battercakes high and drowned them in syrup. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a thin cake fried from... pancakeflapjackgriddlecakehotcakehoecake Word family Related forms battercake Etymology AI details A dialectal American compound of batter (Old French batteure, from batre 'to beat') and cake (Old Norse kaka). batre Old French kaka Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # battercake **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbætɚˌkeɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbætəˌkeɪk/ ## Meanings 1. a thin cake fried from batter; a pancake (dialectal) ## Examples - Grandmother stacked the battercakes high and drowned them in syrup. ## Synonyms - pancake - flapjack - griddlecake - hotcake - hoecake ## Related Forms - batter - cake ## Roots and Affixes - Root: batre - Root: kaka ## Etymology A dialectal American compound of batter (Old French batteure, from batre 'to beat') and cake (Old Norse kaka). ## AI Etymology Battercake is a noun meaning "a thin cake fried from batter; a pancake (dialectal)". Historically, it is a dialectal American compound of batter (Old French batteure, from batre 'to beat') and cake (Old Norse kaka). The visible construction is part of the etymology: battercake is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Old French batre with Old Norse kaka. Close English family members include batter, and cake. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown