I. ˈbanək, -nik noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bannok, probably from Scottish Gaelic bannach, bonnach
1. : an often unleavened bread of oat or barley flour baked in flattish loaves that is common in the British isles especially in the north
2. New England : cornbread ; especially : a thin cake baked on a griddle
II. noun
also ban·nack “
( plural bannock or bannocks also bannack or bannacks )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Bannock Banákwŭt
1.
a. : a Shoshonean people of southern Utah and neighboring states
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Bannock people