Pfannkuchen
German
Alternative forms
- Pannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannenkuchen
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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parameter) IPA(key): /ˈ(p)fanˌkuːxən/, /ˈ(p)faŋ-/
Noun
Pfannkuchen m (genitive Pfannkuchens, plural Pfannkuchen)
- a pancake
- (regional, Eastern Germany, especially Brandenburg and Berlin) a filled doughnut, a Berliner
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 Pancakes when offered by German cafés.
Declension
Synonyms
- (pancake): Eierkuchen m (eastern); Palatschinke f (Austrian)
- (filled doughnut): Berliner m; Berliner Ballen m; Berliner Pfannkuchen m
Derived terms
- Apfelpfannkuchen
- Blaubeerpfannkuchen
- Eierpfannkuchen
- Pfannkuchengesicht
- Pflaumenpfannkuchen
- Speckpfannkuchen
See also
Further reading
- “Pfannkuchen” in Duden online