corn cake
Americannoun
Regionalisms
See pancake.
Etymology
Origin of corn cake
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
Example Sentences
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And the sought-after corn cake at nearby Lysée, a Korean-French pastry shop?
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Most of all, I miss the dense, moist sweet corn cake.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
The meal opened with a cup of café con leche and salty crackers, Lola’s fry bread and humitas — a fresh corn cake steamed in a husk.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
They waited an hour for blueberry-stained corn cake and ate chocolate chunk muffins for breakfast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
I baked his corn cake in the ashes, and gave it to him.
From New National Fourth Reader by Charles J. Barnes
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