corn bread

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrn bred]
- /kɔrn brɛd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrn bred]
- /kɔrn brɛd/

Definitions of corn bread words

noun corn bread a baked or fried flat bread made with cornmeal and, variously, milk or water, flour, eggs, sugar, etc. 3
noun corn bread Also called Indian bread. a bread made of cornmeal. 1
noun corn bread (especially in northeastern U.S.) a sourdough rye bread, moist and heavy in texture. 1
noun corn bread bread made with cornmeal 1

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Origin of corn bread

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Corn bread

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corn bread popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

corn bread usage trend in Literature

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