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cornpone.

A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔnpəʊn/UK
  1. A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs.

    Appalachia · US · countable · uncountable
  2. Something or someone considered stereotypical of rural, Southern US attitudes or attributes.

    countable · derogatory · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English corn Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin ponēder. Anglo-Norman ponebor. Middle English pone English pone English cornpone From corn + pone.

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