cornbread

noun
UK /ˈkɔːn.brɛd/
US /ˈkɔːrn.brɛd/

Cornbread is a bread made from corn flour that people bake and eat.

My grandma made warm cornbread to go with our soup.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A type of quick bread baked in a skillet, often associated with Southern US cooking.

We ate cornbread from a cast-iron skillet at the barbecue.

3. A slang term for money, especially in some dialects.

He pulled out a roll of cornbread to pay for the tickets.

4. A term of endearment for a sweet or simple person in some regions.

Come here, you little cornbread, and give me a hug.