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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHotcake
/ˈhɒt.keɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pancake, typically one made of a thin batter and cooked on a griddle, served hot.
"The family gathered on Sunday morning to eat a stack of buttered hotcakes." - 2
Used in the idiom 'sell like hotcakes' to describe items that are sold very quickly and in large quantities.
"The newly released smartphone models are selling like hotcakes across all retail stores."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'hot' (from Old English 'hāt') and the noun 'cake' (from Old Norse 'kaka'), appearing in American English in the early 19th century. Originally referring strictly to a griddle cake or pancake served hot, it gave rise to the famous idiom 'sell like hotcakes' in the mid-19th century, signifying rapid and high-volume commercial sales.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hotcake" is said worldwide
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pancake
Transliteration: /pɑ̃.kak/
"Il mange des hotcakes avec du sirop d'érable."
Pfannkuchen
Transliteration: /ˈpfanˌkuːxn̩/
"Sie hat zum Frühstück leckere Pfannkuchen gebacken."
pancake
Transliteration: /ˈpankeik/
"I bambini adorano mangiare i pancake con il miele."
panqueque
Transliteration: /paŋˈke.ke/
"Desayunamos panqueques con miel de maple."
panqueca
Transliteration: /pɐ̃ˈke.kɐ/
"Comemos panquecas quentes com manteiga no café da manhã."
पैनकेक
Transliteration: painkek
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उन्होंने नाश्ते में गरमागरम पैनकेक खाए।"
热饼
Transliteration: rè bǐng
Script: 中文汉字
"这款新产品一上市就卖得像热饼一样快。"
핫케이크
Transliteration: hat-ke-i-keu
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 아침 식사로 시럽을 얹은 핫케이크를 먹었다."
ホットケーキ
Transliteration: hottokēki
Script: 日本語
"朝食にメープルシロップをかけたホットケーキを食べました。"
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