corn cake
Americannoun
Regionalisms
See pancake.
Etymology
Origin of corn cake
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Most of all, I miss the dense, moist sweet corn cake.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022
They waited an hour for blueberry-stained corn cake and ate chocolate chunk muffins for breakfast.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2019
Resembling a corn cake and similar to the arepa, its Venezuelan cousin, a gordita is a classic street and lunch food throughout central and northern Mexico, easily enjoyed thanks to its portable size.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2017
Smear each corn cake with about 2 tablespoons of the black bean spread.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2017
Deep tin squash-pie plates, answer for custard, cream, Washington and squash pies, and for corn cake.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Parloa, Maria
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