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Word entry · 7 letters

hoecake

Best crossword clue

"Cornmeal round"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aceehkoStarts with HEnds with E1 clues
1H2O3E4C5A6K7E

Definitions

  1. A thin cornmeal cake, traditionally cooked on a griddle or hoe blade.

Word origin

From hoe + cake, since it was often cooked on a hoe (a type of pan, not the gardening implement).

Used in a sentence

  • In Jean Fritz's children's book George Washington's Breakfast, the protagonist finds out that George Washington may have eaten hoecakes for breakfast.

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