palatschinke

noun

1. A pancake of a thin crepe-like variety common in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe.

   countable, uncountable

   At Sacher’s the guest can obtain no bread, even with the most urgent entreaties, but he can be served with all the “palatschinken” he desires, though this favorite Vienna dish—a glorified pancake filled with jam—requires the finest white flour.

Where it comes from

From Austrian German Palatschinke. Doublet of palacsinta and placenta.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry palatschinke (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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