Definitions for johnnycakeˈdʒɒn iˌkeɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
john•ny•cake*ˈdʒɒn iˌkeɪk(n.)
a flat cake or bread made with cornmeal, usu. cooked on a griddle.
Category: Cooking
* Northern U.S..
Origin of johnnycake:
1730–40, Amer.; prob. by folk etym. from earlier jonakin, of obscure orig.
Princeton's WordNet
johnnycake, johnny cake, journey cake(noun)
cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
Wiktionary
johnnycake(Noun)
A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
Origin: johnny, alteration of journey + cake
Webster Dictionary
Johnnycake(noun)
a kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn), mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked
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