pancóg
feminine
The Irish word for pancake is pancóg.
pancóg refers to a thin batter cake.
Meaning: thin batter cake (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
pancóg is a feminine noun.
Did you know?
- The word pancóg is an example of an anglicism, where an English word is adapted into the Irish grammatical system.
- In traditional Irish households, the pancake was often a way to use up rich fats and eggs before the fasting period of Lent.
- The Irish word pancóg is a diminutive, meaning it literally translates to 'little pancake'.
Examples in context
- An bhfuil pancóg agat?Do you have a pancake?
Example conversation
Oisín and Siobhán are in the kitchen making breakfast.
- OisínSiobhán, an bhfuil pancóg réidh?Siobhán, is a pancake ready?
- SiobhánTá sí ag cogadh anois, a Oisín.It is cooking now, Oisín.
- OisínTapaigh an pancóg sin dom, le do thoil.Pass that pancake to me, please.
- SiobhánSeo í an pancóg do chuid.Here is the pancake for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pancake” translations and entries pancóg, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
