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hoecake

[hoh-keyk]

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. an unleavened cake made with flour or cornmeal, usually cooked on a griddle.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoecake1

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45; hoe + cake
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Example Sentences

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Opened in downtown Savannah, Ga., in 1996, the Lady and Sons boasted a menu of local classics like fried green tomatoes, banana pudding and hoecakes.

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Given the president’s dental issues and wealth, the cornmeal used for his hoecakes was probably a finer, higher-quality grind than the coarser meal given to his enslaved community as weekly rations.

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African-Americans would make unleavened pone, corn fritters or even hoecakes.

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And my mother’s special cornbread became a crude skillet hoecake made from just cornmeal, water and some leftover bacon fat, and that was what composed a meal.

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‘Then—us’ll have these nice collards and some hoecake and coffee. And I going to cut me off a few slices of this here white meat and fry it for myself.’

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