پنکیک
pankeyk
The Persian word for pancake is پنکیک (pankeyk).
The term refers to a thin batter cake.
Meaning: thin batter cake (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is pankeyk.
Did you know?
- Traditional Persian pan fried batters are often flavored with rosewater or cardamom, unlike the vanilla or maple flavors associated with پنکیک.
- You will find پنکیک on the menus of modern 'cafe' culture in Tehran, but it is rarely found in traditional 'dastarkhan' home settings.
- The word پنکیک is a direct loanword from English, which makes it instantly recognizable to those familiar with international culinary terms in Iran.
Examples in context
- من یک پنکیک خوشمزه خوردم.man yek pankeyk khoshmaze khordam.I ate a delicious pancake.
- ما برای صبحانه پنکیک درست کردیم.ma baraye sobhane pankeyk dorost kardim.We made pancakes for breakfast.
Example conversation
Ali and Maryam are deciding what to eat for breakfast.
- علی Aliمریم، میخواهی پنکیک بخوری؟Maryam, mikhāhi pancake bokhori?Maryam, do you want to eat pancakes?
- مریم Maryamبله، من عاشق پنکیک هستم.Bale, man āsheghe pancake hastam.Yes, I love pancakes.
- علی Aliپس من الان درست میکنم.Pas man alān dorost mikonam.Then I will make them now.
- مریم Maryamخیلی ممنون، علی!Kheyli mamnoon, Ali!Thank you so much, Ali!
