English

Noun

ash bread ‎(countable and uncountable, plural ash breads)

1. bread (sometimes specifically cornbread) baked in hot ashes
   • 1998, Anne Calcagno, Italy: true stories of life on the road, page 378:

     […] either lime water or other sodium solutions, which is exactly what Native Americans did in making hominy or ash breads wherever maize was their mainstay.

Usage notes

The plural is rarely used.

Coordinate terms

• ash cake

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