spoonbread

S1P3O1O1N1B3R1E1A1D2
UK/ˈspuːnbɹɛd/

noun

Bread made from corn and eggs, of a soft consistency such that it is served with a spoon.

Similar
corn puddinghoppy glopegg bread
Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounspoonbread (countable and uncountable, plural spoonbreads)

plural spoonbreads · alternative spoon bread

  1. Southern UScountableuncountableBread 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 UScountableuncountableCorn pudding.

    Synonyms: corn pudding, hoppy glop

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCorn pudding.

Similar
corn puddinghoppy glop
Similar
egg bread
Also see
corn puddinghoppy glop

Origin

From spoon + bread.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Polish spoonbread
  • spoonbreadmaize-based dish served in lieu of bread
Ukrainian начинка
  • начинка (načynka)maize-based dish served in lieu of bread
Cite this entry
APA

spoonbread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoonbread

MLA

“spoonbread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoonbread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoonbread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoonbread.

Source: spoonbread on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.