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

Jones and his family have said that Jones was home that night, playing Monopoly with them and eating “spaghetti and cornbread.”
Oklahoma will not execute Julius Jones, but the outcome should still trouble you|Jamil Smith|November 18, 2021|Vox
I held my breath as I traveled the 15 feet from kitchen to dining room, balancing bowls stacked high with rosemary roasted potatoes, freshly baked buns and fluffy wedges of cornbread.
Puerto Rican pernil is a standout Thanksgiving roast. Just guard that crispy skin.|Monti Carlo|November 18, 2021|Washington Post
Expect a cozy holiday read-aloud and a hankering for homemade cornbread.
Best feel-good books of 2021|Angela Haupt|November 18, 2021|Washington Post
Relegated to second fiddle in stuffing, or as a side of side dishes in cornbread and dinner rolls, bread is as sidelined and forgotten at Thanksgiving as those wilted green beans that your aunt keeps bringing but no one ever eats.
Hear Me Out: There Should Be More Bread at Thanksgiving|Dayna Evans|November 16, 2021|Eater

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
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
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
Women and boys in camp trading cornbread off for coffee and salt, etc. with the soldiers.
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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