johnnycake

or john·ny cake

[ jon-ee-keyk ]

/ ˈdʒɒn iˌkeɪk /

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noun Northern U.S.

an unleavened cake or bread made of cornmeal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.

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Origin of johnnycake

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40; of uncertain origin; possibly by folk etymology from earlier jonakin

regional variations of johnnycake

See pancake.

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How to use johnnycake in a sentence

You'll be like Ethan here, who tells me 'bonny clabber' is perfectly splendid, and that he 'loves' Jerusha's Johnny-cake.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
"Maw and me done put yo' in a Johnny-cake," she said, an outsider might have thought enigmatically.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
A great slab of johnny-cake and a cup of hot coffee seemed to be the only thing on the bill of fare.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers|Claude A. Labelle
They are fine white powders that would make the johnny-cake light and nice when it was baked; for she was making johnny-cake.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories|William J. Hopkins

And she took the cover off, and the johnny-cake was nice and brown, and just right and smoking hot.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories|William J. Hopkins

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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