bannock

¹ American  

[ban-uhk] / ˈbæn ək /

noun

Scottish and British Cooking.

1. a flat cake made of oatmeal, barley meal, etc., usually baked on a griddle.

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Bannock ² American  

[ban-uhk] / ˈbæn ək /

noun

plural

Bannocks,

plural

Bannock

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Idaho and Wyoming who merged with the Shoshone in the 19th century, now living primarily in southeastern Idaho.

2. the language of the Bannock, belonging to the Shoshonean group of Uto-Aztecan languages.

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bannock British  

/ ˈbænək /

noun

1. a round flat unsweetened cake originating in Scotland, made from oatmeal or barley and baked on a griddle

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Etymology

Origin of bannock

before 1000; Middle English bannok, Old English bannuc morsel < British Celtic; compare Scots Gaelic bannach