flapjack C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈflæpdʒæk/ UK /ˈflæpdʒæk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a pancake, or a British oat-and-syrup bar He stacked three flapjacks high and drowned them in syrup. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a pancake, or a british... pancakegriddlecakehotcakeflapcake Word family Related forms flapcakeflapjack Etymology AI details A compound of flap (imitative of the flipping motion) + jack, a generic name element. Attested from the 16th century for a flat cake. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # flapjack **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈflæpdʒæk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflæpdʒæk/ ## Meanings 1. a pancake, or a British oat-and-syrup bar ## Examples - He stacked three flapjacks high and drowned them in syrup. ## Synonyms - pancake - griddlecake - hotcake - flapcake ## Related Forms - flapcake - flap - jack ## Etymology A compound of flap (imitative of the flipping motion) + jack, a generic name element. Attested from the 16th century for a flat cake. ## AI Etymology Flapjack is a compound of flap (imitative of the flipping motion) + jack, a generic name element. Attested from the 16th century for a flat cake. As a noun, flapjack names a pancake, or a British oat-and-syrup bar. The same family is visible in related forms such as flapcake, flap, and jack. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown