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ASHCAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ashcake mean?
• ASHCAKE (noun)
The noun ASHCAKE has 1 sense:
1. corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)
Familiarity information: ASHCAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("ashcake" is a kind of...):
cornbread (bread made primarily of cornmeal)
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