Skip to content

Pfannkuchen

pancake

noun PFAN-koo-khen Rare

Also means

doughnut (Berlin dialect)

Usage Note

Pfannkuchen is the standard word for a flat, pan-fried pancake made from a thin egg batter. In Berlin and eastern Germany, Pfannkuchen instead means a filled doughnut (a Berliner elsewhere), causing well-known regional confusion.

Examples

"Zum Frühstück gab es Pfannkuchen mit Ahornsirup."

Natural Translation

Pancakes with maple syrup were served for breakfast.

Literal Translation

For breakfast there were pancakes with maple syrup.

Explore German by topic