I. ˈpa]nˌkāk, ˈpaa] sometimes ]ŋˌ-\ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from panne pan + cake — more at pan
1.
a. : griddle cake
pancake mix
b. : a usually very thin flat cake made of a batter enriched with eggs, milk, or cream, cooked on both sides in a pan or on a griddle and often rolled up with a sweet or savory filling and served in portions as a dessert or appetizer — compare crepe suzette
2. : something thin and flat like a pancake ; specifically : a fabricated leather made of leather scraps glued together and pressed into sheets and often used in heels
II. intransitive verb
: to make a pancake landing
pancaked down to a forced landing — F.J.Taylor
the plane struck … an apartment house and pancaked down in an orphanage baseball diamond — New York Times
transitive verb
1. : to cause (an airplane) to make a pancake landing
2. : flatten
found his hat had been pancaked under a suitcase