bannock

noun ban·nock \ˈba-nək\

Definition of BANNOCK

: a usually unleavened flat bread or biscuit made with oatmeal or barley meal

chiefly New England : corn bread; especially : a thin cake baked on a griddle

Middle English bannok, from Old English bannuc

First Known Use: before 12th century

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