English > cornbread: 1 sense > noun 1, foodMeaning | bread made primarily of cornmeal. |
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Narrower | ashcake, ash cake, corn tash | Corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern) |
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corn cake | baked in a pan or on a griddle (southern and midland) |
corn dab, corn dodger, dodger | (chiefly southern) small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried |
cornpone, pone | cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) |
hush puppy, hushpuppy | Deep-fried cornbread ball (southern) |
johnnycake, johnny cake, journey cake | (chiefly New England) cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle |
skillet corn bread | cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet |
spoon bread, batter bread | (chiefly southern) soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy |
Broader | quick bread | breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking |
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Spanish | cornbread, pan de maíz |
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