anadama bread

[ an-uh-dam-uh bred ]

noun

1. a yeast-raised bread having cornmeal and molasses among its ingredients: a traditional food of colonial America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anadama bread¹

First recorded in 1910–15; origin obscure; the various anecdotes ascribing it to a permutation of “Anna damn her” or “Anna's damn bread” are purely folk etymologies

Example Sentences

At its most heartfelt, it’s those childhood tastes that resonate emotionally: a pan of noodle kugel, a chicken foot straight out of my grandmother’s soup pot, a buttered slice of my father’s warm anadama bread.

From New York Times

The irony is that I had to move to the Northwest before making the acquaintance of that quintessential New England loaf that’s perfect for sandwiches and for toasting: anadama bread.

From Seattle Times