corn·bread

or corn bread (kôrn′brĕd′)

Bread made from cornmeal.

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cornbread

(ˈkɔːnˌbrɛd)

(Cookery) a kind of bread made from maize meal. Also called: Indian bread

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Noun

cornbread - bread made primarily of cornmeal

quick bread - breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking

corn cake - baked in a pan or on a griddle (southern and midland)

skillet corn bread - cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet

ash cake, ashcake, corn tash - corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)

cornpone, pone - cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)

corn dab, corn dodger, dodger - small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)

hush puppy, hushpuppy - deep-fried cornbread ball (southern)

johnny cake, johnnycake, journey cake - cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)

batter bread, spoon bread - soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern)

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