Griddlecake
/ˈɡrɪd.əl.keɪk/noun
A cake or flatbread cooked on a griddle or skillet.
Did you know?Unlike words with ancient occult roots, griddlecake is a straightforward compound from cooking culture, but it preserves the old domestic power of naming food by the tool that transforms it.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
gryddel
“a pan or griddle for baking or frying”
Middle English
ME
griddle
“a flat iron plate used for cooking”
Old English
OE
cāca
“cake, baked mass of dough”
Middle English
ME
cake
“a small flat baked mass of dough or batter”
18th–19th Century
English
griddlecake
“a cake or batter-cake cooked on a griddle”
Modern English
English
griddlecake
“a cake or flatbread cooked on a griddle”