HyperDic: johnny_cake

English > 1 sense of the expression johnny cake:
NOUNfoodjohnny cake, johnnycake, journey cake(chiefly New England) cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle
English > johnny cake: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning(chiefly New England) cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle.
Synonymsjohnnycake, journey cake
RegionNew EnglandA region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
NarrowerShawnee cakeform of johnnycake
hoecakeThin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal
Broadercornbreadbread made primarily of cornmeal

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