spoonbread

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Etymology

From spoon +‎ bread.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspuːnbɹɛd/

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.
    • 1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 303:
      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.
  2. (Midwestern US) Corn pudding.
    Synonyms: corn pudding, hoppy glop

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