spoon bread

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spoon bred]
- /spun brɛd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spoon bred]
- /spun brɛd/

Definitions of spoon bread words

noun spoon bread Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat. 1
noun spoon bread Dialect. any of various types of biscuits shaped by dropping batter into a baking pan from a spoon. 1
noun spoon bread a soft, light, moist bread made of cornmeal, eggs, milk, shortening, and, usually, baking powder, and served with a spoon 0

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Origin of spoon bread

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Spoon bread

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spoon bread popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% 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.

spoon bread usage trend in Literature

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