Meaning & use
flapjack
In American English, another word for a pancake; in British English, a chewy baked bar made from oats and syrup.
See it in a sentence
He stacked three flapjacks on his plate and poured syrup over them.
She packed an oat flapjack in her lunchbox for a quick, filling snack.
A note on using this word
The same word describes two different foods depending on the dialect, so country or context matters.
Words with a similar meaning
pancake
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A British snack bar made mainly of oats, butter, and golden syrup, baked and cut into squares.
The local bakery also sold chocolate-topped flapjacks alongside its usual pastries.
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