johnnycake
nounUS /ˈd͡ʒɑː.niːˌkeɪk/
Etymology From johnny, alteration of journey, + cake.
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US A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.
- So he went away on his journey; and after he had travelled a far way, he met with an old woman that asked him if he would give her a bit of his johnny-cake.1890, Joseph Jacobs, “The Red Ettin”, in English Fairy Tales, page 135:
- Next mornin' I was up early and when the banker turned out I was fryin' a couple of slices of the pork and had some coffee b'ilin'. Likewise there was a pan of johnnycake in the oven.1910, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter II, in The Depot Master: