spoonbread

noun — 2 senses

spoonbread

noun

UK /ˈspuːnbɹɛd/

Etymology From spoon + bread.

1

Southern US Bread 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 US Corn pudding.

Synonyms
egg bread

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