cornbread

American  

[kawrn-bred] / ˈkɔrnˌbrɛd /

Or corn bread

noun

1. Also called Indian bread.  a quick bread made from cornmeal and often including buttermilk or bacon drippings, originating from the cooking of Native Americans and common in the American South.

2. Also called Jewish corn rye.  Also called kornbroyt.  a heavy sourdough rye bread, usually dusted with cornmeal.

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Etymology

Origin of cornbread

An Americanism dating back to 1740–50

Example Sentences

Reaching in, past a pile of apples and a wrapped loaf of Mrs. Wigginbottom’s Indian cornbread, I felt around until I touched the soft material of what must have been a gown of some sort.

From Literature

It’s a reality at the heart of Thanksgiving, when celebrants pass anecdotes around the table as freely as the cornbread dressing and pumpkin pie.

From The Wall Street Journal

The screams wouldn’t have reached the Hollywood Hills, where Bill Whitten wound down after a typical Sunday cooking Southern-style collard greens and cornbread in his eclectic home filled with African and Black American minstrel art.

From Los Angeles Times

When it tested swapping in cornbread skillets for its original muffins in a handful of locations in early 2024, some diners balked.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a restaurant better known for cornbread and checkerboards than market volatility, the whole thing had the air of an identity crisis unfolding in real time.

From Salon