单词 | hoecake |
释义 | hoecake in British English (ˈhəʊˌkeɪk) noun US a thin maize cake hoecake in American English (ˈhoʊˌkeɪk) US noun a thin bread made of cornmeal, orig. baked on a hoe at the fire hoecake in American English (ˈhouˌkeik) noun (in South Midland and Southern US dialect) an unleavened cake made with flour or corn meal: originally baked on a hoe but now usually cooked on a griddle Word origin [1735–45, Amer.; hoe + cake]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cutoff, editorial, injector, tandem, washboard |
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