Hoecake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hoecake is a noun meaning (dated, Southern US) A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made with water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe; in modern times, it is fried in cooking oil in a skillet.
Meaning
(dated, Southern US) A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made with water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe; in modern times, it is fried in cooking oil in a skillet.
Example Sentences
In Jean Fritz's children's book George Washington's Breakfast, the protagonist finds out that George Washington may have eaten hoecakes for breakfast.
Word Forms
- hoecakes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hough, hominy, hoedown, horseshoe, hoe-down, hoick.
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