hoecake (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hoecake*:
NOUN	food	hoecake	thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal

English > *hoecake*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	Thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally / originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open / open fire (southern).
Region	South	The region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
Broader	johnnycake, johnny cake, journey cake	(chiefly New England) cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle
Substances	cornmeal, Indian meal	coarsely ground corn

HyperDic: hoecake