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johnnycake

or john·ny cake

[jon-ee-keyk]
noun Northern U.S.
  1. a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.

Origin of johnnycake

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

Regional variation note

See pancake.
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British Dictionary definitions for johnny cake

johnny cake

johnny-cake

noun
  1. US a type of thin flat corn bread baked on a griddle
  2. Australian a thin cake of flour and water paste cooked in the ashes of a fire or in a pan
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