hoecake

American  

[hoh-keyk] / ˈhoʊˌkeɪk /

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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Regionalisms

See pancake.

Etymology

Origin of hoecake

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2020

Best of all is Alabama Jubilee, a traditional Dixie item done up brown as a hoecake.

From Time Magazine Archive

‘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.’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

He crumbled his hoecake into the collard juice in his plate and began to eat with a new appetite.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

So he ate the hoecake and drank the parched acorn coffee and rode away.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner