noun
cornbread
KORN-bred/ˈkɔːrnbred/
Bread made chiefly from cornmeal.
A golden square of cornbread shows its coarse crumb.
Etymology
Corn here carries its American meaning, maize, rather than the older general meaning 'grain.' Combined with bread, it names bread made from maize meal.
In context
I can't taste any Seafood in it yeah it's just good it's slightly sweet but it's still a savory bread though I don't know how it reminds be a sweet cornbread exactly
More examples
- We serve warm cornbread with chili.
- She bakes her cornbread in a cast-iron skillet.
- Leftover cornbread makes a tasty stuffing.
Forms
cornbread
Similar words
- corn muffin
- An individual portion baked in a muffin pan.
- johnnycake
- A cornmeal flatbread usually cooked on a griddle.