bannock
An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmealAn unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.
Meaning
3 senses(Northern England, Scotland, especially, uncountable, usually)An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.
(Canada, uncountable, usually)A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
(Canada, specifically, uncountable, usually)This or any similar traditional bread when made by indigenous Americans, originally from native sources such as maize or pseudocereals and plants with starchy roots
- a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, perhaps from a Goidelic word (comparFrom Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, perhaps from a Goidelic word (compare Irish bonnóg, Manx bonnag, Scottish Gaelic bonnach), possibly from Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bonnag.
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plural: bannocksSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable