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Pfannkuchen
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German
Alternative forms
de Pannekuchen colloquial, regional
de Pfannekuchen colloquial, regional
de Pfannenkuchen
Etymology
From de Pfanne Kuchen pan cake. Cognate to nds Pannkauken pancake.
Pronunciation
de /ˈ(p)fanˌkuːxən/ /ˈ(p)faŋ-/ [-xn̩] [-xŋ̍]
de De-Pfannkuchen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Pfann ku chen
Noun
m
a pancake
de Palatschinke<q:Austrian><g:f> Eierkuchen<q:eastern Germany><g:m>
de regional Eastern Germany, especially Brandenburg and Berlin a filled doughnut, a Berliner
de Berliner<g:m> Berliner Ballen<g:m> Berliner Pfannkuchen<g:m>
Usage notes
German pancakes are usually eaten for lunch or supper. They are also wider and often thinner than their American equivalents. Therefore, American breakfast pancakes are sometimes called de Pancake Pancakes when offered by German cafés.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Apfelpfannkuchen Blaubeerpfannkuchen Eierpfannkuchen Pfannkuchengesicht Pflaumenpfannkuchen Speckpfannkuchen
See also
de Eierkuchen m
de Fleischpflanzl
Further reading
de
de Cakes and pastries