Flapjack
/ˈflæpd͡ʒæk/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pancake. US
"Sven ordered a stack of flapjacks with maple syrup, two strips of bacon, and an egg, sunny side up."
- 2 a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle wordnet
- 3 A bar made with rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray. British
"fudgy flapjacky fudge […] I always buy one of those flapjacks with a layer of yoghurt on top. But even with the topping, they are just never sweet enough for me. I also love fudge but that can be toe-curlingly sweet. So, in my search for a middle ground, I decided to combine the two."
Example
More examples"Tom bit into the flapjack, and oat flakes fell on to his coat."
Etymology
From flap (“to toss sharply”) + jack (“generic object”). So called from the process of baking it by flipping and catching it in the griddle when done on one side.