Definition of HOTCAKE

hotcake

Plural: hotcakes

Noun

  • A pancake or griddlecake, often served hot with syrup.
  • a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
  • A pancake.
  • Something that sells quickly in large volumes.

Examples

  • For breakfast he ordered a stack of hotcakes with butter and syrup.
  • My new Scrabble strategy was selling like hotcakes, everyone wanted to try it.

Origin / Etymology

From hot + cake.

Synonyms

battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, pancake

Scrabble Score: 16

hotcake: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hotcake: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hotcake: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

hotcake: valid Words With Friends Word