SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Rare

hoecake

The correct spelling is hoecake.

How to pronounce hoecake

noun

Say it like: Hoe-cak-e

The correct spelling is hoecake. A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made with water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe; in modern times, it i… For example: "In Jean Fritz's children's book George Washington's Breakfast, the protagonist finds out that George Washington may have eaten hoecakes for breakfast."

Usage Examples

In Jean Fritz's children's book George Washington's Breakfast, the protagonist finds out that George Washington may have eaten hoecakes for breakfast.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made with water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe; in modern times, it is fried in cooking oil in a skillet.

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples