cornbread
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Also called Indian bread. a quick bread made from cornmeal and often including buttermilk or bacon drippings, originating from the cooking of Native Americans and common in the American South.
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Also called Jewish corn rye. Also called kornbroyt. a heavy sourdough rye bread, usually dusted with cornmeal.
Etymology
Origin of cornbread
An Americanism dating back to 1740–50
Example Sentences
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Cubed sourdough or cornbread croutons, toasted panko breadcrumbs, crispy rice or quinoa, chewy farro and cooked beans.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
It’s a reality at the heart of Thanksgiving, when celebrants pass anecdotes around the table as freely as the cornbread dressing and pumpkin pie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The screams wouldn’t have reached the Hollywood Hills, where Bill Whitten wound down after a typical Sunday cooking Southern-style collard greens and cornbread in his eclectic home filled with African and Black American minstrel art.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
When it tested swapping in cornbread skillets for its original muffins in a handful of locations in early 2024, some diners balked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
I took a piece of cornbread with a big dab of lard on it.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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