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spoonbread

UK/ˈspuːnbɹɛd/

spoonbread noun: bread made from corn and eggs, of a soft consistency such that it is served with a spoon.

Noun

spoonbread (countable and uncountable, plural spoonbreads)

  1. (Southern US) Bread made from corn and eggs, of a soft consistency such that it is served with a spoon.
    • Black folk ain't goin' to be free, they ain't goin' to have no spoonbread and sweet cider less'n they studies to love they own selves.1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 303
  2. (Midwestern-US) Corn pudding.

Synonyms of spoonbread

Forms of spoonbread

pluralspoonbreads
alternative formspoon bread

Origin of spoonbread

From spoon + bread.

Questions about spoonbread

What does spoonbread mean?
Spoonbread means bread made from corn and eggs, of a soft consistency such that it is served with a spoon.
What part of speech is spoonbread?
Spoonbread is a noun.
How do you pronounce spoonbread?
Spoonbread is pronounced /ˈspuːnbɹɛd/ (UK).
What is the plural of spoonbread?
The plural of spoonbread is spoonbreads.

Words near spoonbread in the dictionary

  1. spoonbilled
  2. spoonbilled cat
  3. spoonbills
  4. spoonbowl
  5. spoonbowls
  6. spoonbread
  7. spoonbreads
  8. spoonclam
  9. spoonclams
  10. spoondrift
  11. spoondrifts

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