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spoon bread

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spoon bread1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Custardy pumpkin spoon bread dances on the line between sweet and savory.

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