Noun: hoecake 'how,keyk
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- Thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
"Hoecakes were a common breakfast food for field workers"
Derived forms: hoecakes
Type of: johnny cake [N. Amer], johnnycake [N. Amer], journey cake [US, dialect]
Encyclopedia: Hoecake