flawn

Etymology

From Middle English flaun, flaon, flawn, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladonem, accusative of flado, from Frankish *flaþō. Doublet of flan, flathe, and flathon.

noun

  1. A flan (custard-based dessert)
  2. A pancake or hotcake.“Fill oven with flawns, Jenny, pass not for sleep, To-morrow, thy father his wake-day will keep”