bannock

[ ban-uhk ]

/ ˈbæn ək /

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noun Scottish and British Cooking.

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

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Origin of bannock

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

Words nearby bannock

bannerstone, Banning, bannister, bannisters, Bannister's disease, bannock, Bannockburn, banns, banoffee, banon, banquet

Other definitions for bannock (2 of 2)

Bannock

[ ban-uhk ]

/ 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.

How to use bannock in a sentence

On November 4, the Fort Hall Shoshone-Bannock tribes announced their opposition to Yellowstone delisting.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
Larry Bannock was the chief of a Mardi Gras Indian tribe in New Orleans.
Mardi Gras Indian Chief Larry Bannock’s Final Ride|Jason Berry|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Though Gloucester had retired, apparently he did not withdraw beyond the Bannock, but encamped for the night along the north bank.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
It is hopeless to number the slain that strewed the field of battle, choked the Bannock, or floated down the Forth.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
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
Lastly, he has baked the biggest Bannock on record; Cake with 5,000 eggs in it, and a tun of butter.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
One of the features of Michaelmas in Scotland was the concoction and cooking of a giant cake, bun, or bannock.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley

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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