"flapjack" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflæpd͡ʒæk/ Forms: flapjacks [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flap|jack|t1=to toss sharply|t2=generic object}} flap (“to toss sharply”) + jack (“generic object”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} flapjack (plural flapjacks)
  1. (US) A pancake. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-flapjack-en-noun-ae3iACWh Categories (other): American English
  2. (British) A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray. Tags: British Translations (oat bar): haverkoekje [neuter] (Dutch), flapjack [masculine] (French), flapóg [feminine] (Irish), flapjack [common-gender, masculine] (Swedish), yulaf macunu (Turkish), fflapjac [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-flapjack-en-noun-zLdE2Vp0 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'oat bar': 4 96

Inflected forms

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