spoonbread

English

Alternative forms

• spoon bread

Etymology

From spoon +‎ bread.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspuːnbɹɛd/

Noun

spoonbread (countable and uncountable, plural spoonbreads)

1. (Southern US) Bread made from corn and eggs, of a soft consistency such that it is served with a spoon.
   • 1967, William Styron, The Confessions of Nat Turner, Vintage, published 2004, page 303:

     Black folk ain't goin' to be free, they ain't goin' to have no spoonbread and sweet cider less'n they studies to love they own selves.

Synonyms

• egg bread

Translations

maize-based dish served in lieu of bread

• Ukrainian: начинка f (načynka)