Phrase guide

hot cake

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot, cake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of hotcake, a pancake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 3

a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pancake, battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cake

Narrower terms: buckwheat cake, buttermilk pancake, blini, bliny, blintz, blintze, crape, crepe, French pancake, pfannkuchen, german pancake, potato pancake, latke, tortilla

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Etymology

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