JOHNNYCAKE


Meaning of JOHNNYCAKE in English

/jon"ee kayk'/ , n. Northern U.S.

a cake or bread made of corn meal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.

Also, johnny cake .

[ 1730-40, Amer.; prob. by folk etym. from earlier jonakin, of obscure orig. ]

Regional Variation . See pancake .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .