palacsinta

From Hungarian palacsinta.

palacsinta (plural palacsinta or palacsintas)

1. Synonym of palatschinke in Hungarian cuisine.
   • 2001 March 21, Beth Van Horn, “Pancakes come in a world of variety”, in Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3C, column 1:

     Americans tend to think of pancakes as relatively thick rounds. The worldwide range goes from the thin, light French crepes, Hungarian palacsinta and Austrian palatschinke to a thick, hearty cake made from bran.

   • 2015, Sasha Martin, “Overnight Crepes”, in Life from Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISBN, part 1 (Conflict of Heritage), chapter 1 (Living Room Kitchen), pages 21–22:

     Even though she’s half Hungarian, Mom calls these thin pancakes crepes instead of “palacsinta.” And perhaps they are crepes; most palacsinta are prepared with carbonated water to lighten the batter. Mom omits this trick, instead relying on an overnight rest to make a silkier batter. Like magic, all the lumps are gone in the morning.

   • 2017, Vicki Vass, “Lindsey Kelly, Spoon Sisters Blog”, in Dressed to Kill (An Antique Hunters Mystery; 5), Tedeschi Publishing, →ISBN, page 24:

     CC joined Ingrid in the kitchen and started pulling out bowls. She whisked batter together. “I’m making ham palacsintas.” / “Palacsintas? I thought we were having crepes.” / “They are Hungarian crepes. These are similar to ones I had in Budapest when I reported on the international steel conference. The chef gave me a tour of his kitchen and shared his recipe with me.”

Borrowed from Romanian plăcintă, from Latin placenta (“cake”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɒlɒt͡ʃintɒ]

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• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧csin‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

palacsinta (plural palacsinták)

1. pancake, crêpe (thin batter cake)

• → English: palacsinta

• palacsinta in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.