suppawn

American  

[suh-pawn] / səˈpɔn /

noun

Hudson Valley.

1. cornmeal mush.

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Etymology

Origin of suppawn

1785–95, < New York Dutch suppaen, sapaen < Munsee Delaware nsá·pa·n; see samp

Example Sentences

Many of the foods made from maize retained the names given in the aboriginal tongues, such as hominy, suppawn, pone, samp, succotash; and doubtless the manner of cooking is wholly Indian.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse

These were short, fat men, wearing exceeding large trunk-breeches, and are renowned for feats of the trencher; they were the first inventors of suppawn, or mush and milk….

From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Martin, Benj. N.

When he returned he had a well-worn pewter tray in hand upon which he had arranged with careful exactness four chunks of cold suppawn and four tin cups of buttermilk.

From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn

Montgomery would never touch suppawn if it were scorched: therefore, she need carry him none of it.

From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.

In the shape of porridge the corn is called suppawn.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 384, August 8, 1829 by Various