Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scallion pancake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
scal-lion -pan-cake
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese savory, unleavened pancake folded with oil and green scallions.

American usage

noun

Korean pajeon

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 蔥油餅 /葱油饼 (cōngyóubǐng).

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

scallion pancakes (plural)

Synonyms

cong you bing

Questions

What does scallion pancake mean?
A Chinese savory, unleavened pancake folded with oil and green scallions.
Where does scallion pancake come from?
Calque of Chinese 蔥油餅 /葱油饼 (cōngyóubǐng).

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