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

Late in the afternoon, he tapped on the side of the fodder house, and then opened the door, and put part of the Christmas dinner—cooked bacon, hoecake, fried pork and roasted yams—inside on the floor.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry