corn muffin

noun

1. a muffin, often shaped like a cupcake, made from cornmeal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn muffin¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

That house on Woodland Drive hasn’t changed much over the years, as far as she could tell; Smith visited over the weekend with plates of butter beans and corn muffins.

From Washington Post

The blueberry muffin already is the state muffin of Minnesota, and the apple muffin is the state muffin of New York, while the corn muffin reigns in Massachusetts.

From Seattle Times

I have a section on using different flavored butters to baste and add flavor, so add garlic butter or maple butter to something like a corn muffin or a cornbread.

From Salon

Monday morning, she showed up carrying a box loaded to the top with two loaves of banana bread, two pies, peanut butter cookies, corn muffins, a dish of macaroni and cheese, and a lasagna.

From Literature

I paused to take a bite of the corn muffin on my plate.

From Literature