cornbread

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noun

Bread made from cornmeal.

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nouncornbread (countable and uncountable, plural cornbreads)

plural cornbreads · alternative corn bread · alternative dated corn-bread

  1. UScountableuncountableBread made from cornmeal.

    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, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2020
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    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 cornbread-as-breakfast, buttered, with a cup of black coffee.

    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

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nounBread made from cornmeal.

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Esperanto maizpano
  • maizpanobread made from cornmeal
Greek καλαμποκόψωμο
  • καλαμποκόψωμο (kalampokópsomo)bread made from cornmeal
Irish arán buí
  • arán buíbread made from cornmeal
Polish chleb kukurydziany
  • chleb kukurydzianybread made from cornmeal
Scottish Gaelic aran-Innseanach
  • aran-Innseanachbread made from cornmeal
Spanish pan de maíz/elote, borona
  • pan de maíz/elotebread made from cornmeal
  • boronabread made from cornmeal
  • nishpinolbread made from cornmeal
Swedish majsbröd
  • majsbrödbread made from cornmeal
Yiddish קוקורוזע־ברויט, פּאַפּשויברויט
  • קוקורוזע־ברויט (kukuruze-broyt)bread made from cornmeal
  • פּאַפּשויברויט (papshoybroyt)bread made from cornmeal

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cornbread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornbread

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“cornbread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornbread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornbread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornbread.

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