bannock

ban·nock | \ ˈba-nək

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Definition of bannock

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

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

Examples of bannock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Salmon n’ Bannock: Inspired by First Nations cuisine, the menu at this Vancouver favorite features hearty fare like boar meatballs and variations on bannock, the traditional First Nations unleavened bread. — Craig Taylor, Smithsonian, "See Canada Through Fresh Eyes on a First Nations Tour," 10 July 2017 My characters take it for granted that their roads are made of biodegradable foam, 3-D printers spit out biological tissue, trucks drive themselves, and there’s a popular chain of bannock cafés in northern Canada. — Annalee Newitz, Slate Magazine, "How to Write a Novel Set More Than 125 Years in the Future," 22 Sep. 2017

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“Bannock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bannock. Accessed 28 Feb. 2020.

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