No. 3,565 in Dutch
pannenkoek
A Dutch pancake.
In a sentence
Ik bak een pannenkoek met aardbeien.
I am baking a pancake with strawberries.
The word 'pannenkoek' refers to a food item, specifically a pancake.
Hij zegt dat het uitzicht zo plat is als een pannenkoek.
He says that the view is as flat as a pancake.
Here, 'pannenkoek' is used metaphorically to describe the flatness of the view.
Ze noemde hem een 'pannenkoek' toen hij de koffie omstootte.
She called him a 'pancake' when he knocked over the coffee.
In this case, 'pannenkoek' is used colloquially as a humorous or light-hearted insult.
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