cornbread

or corn bread

[ kawrn-bred ]

/ ˈkɔrnˌbrɛd /

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noun

Also called Indian bread. a bread made of cornmeal.

(especially in northeastern U.S.) a sourdough rye bread, moist and heavy in texture.

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Origin of cornbread

An Americanism dating back to 1740–50

Words nearby cornbread

cornball, corn beef, Corn Belt, corn borer, cornbraid, cornbread, corn broom, corn bunting, corn cake, corn chip, corn circle

How to use cornbread in a sentence

Like its cornbread inspiration, this cake is casual and familiar.
A Blueberry-Glazed Cornbread Cake That Proves the Side Dish Can Be Dessert|Joy Cho|July 9, 2021|Eater
This is the stuff you’ll use for making cornbread, to dust a pizza peel to keep the dough from sticking or as a coating for fried seafood or green tomatoes.
A guide to cornmeal, grits and polenta — and how to know when to use them|Aaron Hutcherson|March 5, 2021|Washington Post
Even if you cut the soft, moist cornbread into chunks and bake it in the oven until crispy, it will largely fall apart as you stir the ingredients together.
This sheet-pan cornbread dressing has even more of the crispy, crunchy bits we love|Ann Maloney|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
We love the chicken on a pallet of herby, slightly sweet cornbread dressing, which imbibes all the seeping juices.
The Heart and Soul (Food) of Orlando|Jane & Michael Stern|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the opening moments we saw Clinton hugging Dove; doing a walk-and-talk shot; helping Dove make cornbread in front of a class.
Chelsea Clinton Makes Her Low-Key Debut on NBC's ‘Rock Center’|Howard Kurtz|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
To this day, I pick up a box of Jiffy cornbread mix when shopping.
Ricotta Cheese Recipe: How to Make Your Own|Petrit Husenaj|March 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Making this recipe extra appealing to me, though, is how much I love cornbread stuffing.
Fresh Picks|Chris Santos|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We et cornbread an' turnips fer dinner an' hit wus night 'fore he went home.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
Oh, you should taste dandelions boiled with bacon and served with mother's cornbread.
A Girl Of The Limberlost|Gene Stratton Porter
How good, in the mist-drenched wood, tasted the scalding coffee, how good the cornbread and the bacon!
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
The general helped his guest to cornbread and himself began upon frumenty.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
Made serious attempts to buy cornbread of citizens or hard-tack from trains going to the front, but failed.
An Artilleryman's Diary|Jenkin Lloyd Jones

British Dictionary definitions for cornbread

corn bread

noun

a kind of bread made from maize mealAlso called: Indian bread

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