johnnycake

or john·ny cake

[ jon-ee-keyk ]

/ ˈdʒɒn iˌkeɪk /

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noun Northern U.S.

a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.

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Origin of johnnycake

1730–40, Americanism; probably by folk etymology from earlier jonakin, of obscure origin

regional variations of johnnycake

See pancake.

How to use johnnycake in a sentence

And, not entirely coincidentally, he had to do the song on Johnny Carson.
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A big cake requires a big festival, and Augustus was happy to comply.
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The Stollen was paraded through the city of Dresden, and later an appointed “Stollen girl” cut the cake.
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Now, it is the most traditional and celebrated Christmas cake in Germany—and definitely not associated with fasting.
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They would feed him apples, potatoes and sometimes bits of cake that Bob's mother gave them.
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It was with much amazement that they watched Henrietta absorb sandwiches, cake, eggs, and fruit.
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She peered around the room for the last time, and then dropped two small clean towels and a cake of soap into the bag.
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The celebrant sprinkled the victim with wine and salted cake, and made a symbolic gesture with the knife.
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Then they all had coffee and cake, shook hands with Pete Senior, and went to their homes and laboratories.
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British Dictionary definitions for johnnycake

johnny cake

johnny-cake

noun

US a type of thin flat corn bread baked on a griddle

Australian a thin cake of flour and water paste cooked in the ashes of a fire or in a pan

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