potato pancake

noun

: a fried flat cake of grated potato mixed with raw egg and usually grated onion and spices

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Dan goes very traditional German with a potato pancake served with charred cabbage, caraway sauerkraut, mustard butter, and dill, while Amanda gets a little more modern with a rye and caraway spätzle, caramelized onion, and crispy sauerkraut. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 May 2024 Dan made a potato pancake with charred cabbage, mustard butter and herbs. —

Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024 On Target Latkes, a Jewish-style potato pancake, are super popular during Hanukkah and are made from grated potatoes that are fried in oil and eaten with sour cream and/or applesauce. —

Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023 Expect lobster salad with Siberian reserve caviar, potato pancake mille feuille with ossetra caviar and potato with amur gold caviar. —

Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for potato pancake

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of potato pancake was in 1865

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“Potato pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potato%20pancake. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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