Swedish noun

en pannkaka

a pancake (thin batter cake), a flop, a fiasco (total failure)

Meaning

a pancake (thin batter cake); a flop, a fiasco (total failure)

Forms

Forms of pannkaka
Singular, indefiniteen pannkaka
Singular, definitepannkakan
Plural, indefinitepannkakor
Plural, definitepannkakorna

pannkaka is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pannkaka, den stora pannkakan. Check another noun

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Is it en pannkaka or ett pannkaka?

pannkaka in a sentence

  • pannkakor med sylt och grädde
    pancakes with jam and cream
  • Det blev pannkaka av alltihop
    It all went to pot [was a total failure]

Questions

What does pannkaka mean in English?

pannkaka means “a pancake (thin batter cake), a flop, a fiasco (total failure)”.

Is it en pannkaka or ett pannkaka?

It is en pannkaka, and “the a pancake” is pannkakan.

What is the plural of pannkaka?

The plural of pannkaka is pannkakor, and the definite plural is pannkakorna.

Origin

panna + kaka.

Nearby common words

pannkaka is number 5,157 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,153tvåa second, two
  • 5,154bakväg a path (to or from something) that is not the main path, like a back door
  • 5,155fastän even though, despite
  • 5,156bevakning guarding, surveillance
  • 5,158affisch placard, poster, bill
  • 5,159exklusiv exclusive, select
  • 5,160kredit credit
  • 5,161övre upper
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary