noun
cornbread
Cornbread (noun) means a dense bread made mainly from cornmeal, popular in Southern American cooking. Example: “They served warm cornbread alongside the chili.”
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A dense bread made mainly from cornmeal, popular in Southern American cooking.
"They served warm cornbread alongside the chili."
How to use cornbread
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBread made from ground corn (cornmeal) rather than wheat flour.
Common pairings
a slice of cornbread
cornbread stuffing
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Rhymes for cornbread
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What does “cornbread” mean?
The word “cornbread” means a dense bread made mainly from cornmeal, popular in Southern American cooking. In plain terms, bread made from ground corn (cornmeal) rather than wheat flour.
How do you use “cornbread” in a sentence?
Here is “cornbread” used in a sentence: “They served warm cornbread alongside the chili.”
What part of speech is “cornbread”?
“Cornbread” is a noun.
What is the meaning of cornbread?
"cornbread" (noun) means a dense bread made mainly from cornmeal, popular in Southern American cooking.
