JOHNNYCAKE


Meaning of JOHNNYCAKE in English

■ noun

1》 N. Amer. maize flour bread baked or fried on a griddle.

2》 Austral./NZ a small unleavened wheat loaf baked in wood ashes.

Origin

C18: also as journey cake , perh. the original form.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.