cornbread

See also: corn bread and corn-bread

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cornbread muffins

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Noun

cornbread (countable and uncountable, plural cornbreads)

  1. (chiefly US) Bread made from cornmeal.
    Synonym: maizebread (rare)
    Hyponyms: (sometimes coordinate) corncake, cornpone
    Coordinate term: corn pudding
    • 2008 August 12, Claire Ptak, “Perfect corn bread”, in The Observer‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 December 2013:
      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.
    • 2013 May 26, Bonnie Stern, “Bonnie Stern: South-watering recipes from Anthony Rose”, in National Post‎[2], Toronto, Ont.: Postmedia Network Canada Corp., →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Anthony takes his delicious cornbread to the next level by grilling it and then smothering it in hot sauce, maple syrup and green onions.
      (Can we archive this URL?)
    • 2020 July 20, Thomasina Miers, “Thomasina Miers' recipe for skillet cornbread with garlicky roasted tomatoes”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 July 2020:
      Pair them [tomatoes] with a golden, parmesan-crusted cornbread and you are in for a particularly special treat.

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