pone

noun

Southern US and Midland US

Examples of pone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The dine-in meal includes butternut squash soup, organic turkey with orange-sorghum glaze, green bean casserole, jalapeño biscuit stuffing, sweet potato pone, cranberry sauce, sage gravy, pumpkin cheesecake and Texas pecan pie. Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020 Ted's cracklin' cornbread flawlessly blends pork and pone. Eric Velasco, AL.com, 11 Aug. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

modification of Virginia Algonquian appone

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pone was in 1634

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Cite this Entry

“Pone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pone. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

pone

noun
Southern & Midland
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