Johnnycake

Quick meaning: Johnnycake is a noun meaning (US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.

Meaning

(US) A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.

Example Sentences

So he went away on his journey; and after he had travelled a far way, he met with an old woman that asked him if he would give her a bit of his johnny-cake.

Next mornin' I was up early and when the banker turned out I was fryin' a couple of slices of the pork and had some coffee b'ilin'. Likewise there was a pan of johnnycake in the oven.

Word Forms

• johnnycakes
• johnny cake

Synonyms for johnnycake

Depending on context, synonyms include ashcake, battercake, corncake, cornpone, hoecake, journeycake.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pone, jonnycake, journeycake, cornbread, nocake, ashcake.

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