bannock

[ ban-uh k ]

/ ˈbæn ək /

noun Scottish and British Cookery.

a flat cake made of oatmeal, barley meal, etc., usually baked on a griddle.

Nearby words

banning, bannister, bannister's disease, bannister, sir roger gilbert, bannisters, bannock, bannockburn, banns, banoffee, banon, banquet

Origin of bannock

before 1000; Middle English bannok, Old English bannuc morsel < British Celtic; compare Scots Gaelic bannach

Definition for bannock (2 of 2)

Bannock

[ ban-uh k ]

/ ˈbæn ək /

noun, plural Ban·nocks, (especially collectively) Ban·nock for 1.

a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Idaho and Wyoming who merged with the Shoshone in the 19th century, now living primarily in southeastern Idaho.

the language of the Bannock, belonging to the Shoshonean group of Uto-Aztecan languages.

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Examples from the Web for bannock

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is calling their $60 million turnout operation “the Bannock Street Project.”
The DNC Knows Everything About You|Patricia Murphy|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Three days later, the 66-year-old Bannock expired of congestive heart failure and complications from diabetes.
Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are frequently (and on valid linguistic grounds) lumped with the Bannock, as was done by Ross.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy
He then made fresh dispositions of his troops, in view of the position of the English van along the Bannock.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

Noo, come here, Bannock, and lie down while oor freends spin us their yarn.
The Fiery Totem|Argyll Saxby
One of the features of Michaelmas in Scotland was the concoction and cooking of a giant cake, bun, or bannock.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
Furthermore, some Bannock did not take part in the hunt and similarly hunted in Idaho and southwestern Wyoming.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy

British Dictionary definitions for bannock

bannock

/ (ˈbænək) /

noun

a round flat unsweetened cake originating in Scotland, made from oatmeal or barley and baked on a griddle

Word Origin for bannock

Old English bannuc; of Celtic origin; compare Gaelic bannach, Cornish banna a drop, bit; perhaps related to Latin pānicium, from pānis bread

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Word Origin and History for bannock

bannock

"thick flat cake," Old English bannuc "a bit, small piece," from Gaelic bannach "a cake," perhaps a loan from Latin panicium, from panis "bread" (see food).