noun
pone
POHN/pəʊn/
A small loaf or cake of cornbread.
The cut pone reveals its golden, coarse cornmeal crumb.
Etymology
Powhatan apan meant “something baked.” In English, pone named Indigenous American bread and later became a Southern U.S. term for cornbread, including a small loaf or cake.
More examples
- He splits the pone and spreads butter on each half.
- Two small pones cool on the counter.
- This pone has a crisp crust and a soft center.
Forms
pone · pones
Similar words
- cornbread
- Names the food generally, rather than an individual loaf.
- johnnycake
- Usually a flat cornmeal cake cooked on a griddle.