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cornbread

cornbread noun: bread made from cornmeal.

cornbread: bread made from cornmeal
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Noun

cornbread (countable and uncountable, plural cornbreads)

  1. (US) Bread made from cornmeal.
    • I have had a hankering lately for cornbread. Laid out on a blue and white checked tablecloth on the beach; a large square wedged alongside a bowl of spicy chili bursting with tender beans; crumbly cubes piled high in a basket, with a plate of hot fried chicken and collard greens. Then there is...2008 August 12, Claire Ptak, “Perfect corn bread”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2013
    • Anthony takes his delicious cornbread to the next level by grilling it and then smothering it in hot sauce, maple syrup and green onions.2013 May 26, Bonnie Stern, “Bonnie Stern: South-watering recipes from Anthony Rose”, in National Post, Toronto, Ont.: Postmedia Network Canada Corp., →ISSN, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    maizebread

Examples of cornbread in a sentence

  • I have had a hankering lately for cornbread.2008 August 12, Claire Ptak, “Perfect corn bread”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...
  • Pair them [tomatoes] with a golden, parmesan-crusted cornbread and you are in for a particularly special treat.2020 July 20, Thomasina Miers, “Thomasina Miers' recipe for skillet cornbread with garlicky roasted tomatoes”, in Katharine Viner, editor...

Synonyms of cornbread

Forms of cornbread

pluralcornbreads
alternative formcorn bread
alternative form (dated)corn-bread

Words formed from cornbread

Questions about cornbread

What does cornbread mean?
Cornbread means bread made from cornmeal.
How do you use cornbread in a sentence?
I have had a hankering lately for cornbread.
What part of speech is cornbread?
Cornbread is a noun.
What is the plural of cornbread?
The plural of cornbread is cornbreads.

Words near cornbread in the dictionary

  1. cornbirds
  2. cornborer
  3. cornborers
  4. cornbrash
  5. cornbrashes
  6. cornbread
  7. cornbreads
  8. Cornbrook
  9. Cornbury and Wychwood
  10. corncake
  11. corncakes

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