Pfannkuchen
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Pannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannekuchen (colloquial, regional)
- Pfannenkuchen
Etymology
editFrom Pfanne (“pan”) + Kuchen (“cake”). Cognate to Low German Pannkauken (“pancake”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editPfannkuchen m (strong, genitive Pfannkuchens, plural Pfannkuchen)
- a pancake
- Synonyms: (Austrian) Palatschinke f, (eastern Germany) Eierkuchen m
- (regional, Eastern Germany, especially Brandenburg and Berlin) a filled doughnut, a Berliner
- Synonyms: Berliner m, Berliner Ballen m, Berliner Pfannkuchen m
Usage notes
edit- 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
editDeclension of Pfannkuchen [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
edit- Apfelpfannkuchen
- Blaubeerpfannkuchen
- Eierpfannkuchen
- Pfannkuchengesicht
- Pflaumenpfannkuchen
- Speckpfannkuchen
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Pfannkuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pfannkuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Pfannkuchen” in Duden online
- Pfannkuchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de