パンケーキ
解説 Definition
pancake は、フライパンなどで焼く薄めの甘いケーキ、パンケーキという意味です。日本語の「パンケーキ」とほぼ同じで、朝食やデザートとして食べるものを指します。
A pancake is a flat cake made from batter and cooked on a hot pan or griddle, often served at breakfast or as a dessert. It may be eaten with butter, syrup, fruit, or other sweet or savory toppings.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pancake は pan「平鍋」＋cake「焼き菓子」という見たままの複合語で、「鍋で焼くケーキ」と分解すれば覚えやすい。make pancakes、pancake with butter、stack of pancakes が典型表現。日本語同様の料理だが、英語では薄いものから厚めのものまで地域差がある。
The spelling gives you a direct picture: pan plus cake means a cake cooked in a pan. Imagine pouring batter onto a hot pan, turning the flat round cake, and serving it with butter, syrup, or fruit. This transparent compound makes the word easier to remember than a sound-based association. Useful combinations include “make pancakes,” “flip a pancake,” “a stack of pancakes,” and “a pancake with fresh fruit.” Although the Japanese loanword is close in meaning, English pancakes vary by region and can be thin, thick, sweet, or occasionally savory.
例文
I made a pancake for breakfast.
私は朝食にパンケーキを作りました。
This pancake has butter on top.
このパンケーキには上にバターがのっています。
He ordered a pancake with fresh fruit.
彼は新鮮な果物つきのパンケーキを注文しました。
pancake の類義語・関連語
pancake の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 pan（平鍋）＋ cake（焼き菓子）の単純な複合語。panはラテン語 patina（浅い皿）が語源で、cakeは古ノルド語 kaka に由来する。関連語に pannier（籠）、patella（膝蓋骨＝小さな皿）がある。「平鍋で焼くケーキ」という見たままの名前である。
Pancake is a straightforward compound of pan and cake, recorded in English from the Middle English period. Pan ultimately comes through earlier Germanic and Latin-related forms associated with Latin patina, a shallow dish or pan. Cake derives from Old Norse kaka, meaning cake. The compound therefore literally identifies a cake cooked in a pan. Its transparent structure has remained clear in modern English, even though pancake recipes, thickness, toppings, and customary serving styles differ considerably among regions.
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