noun
- thin cornmeal cakes cooked on a griddle or skillet
Usage: Southern U.S. cuisine; plural of hoecake
Examples
- Grandmother made hoecakes for breakfast every Sunday morning.
- The hoecakes were golden brown and crispy around the edges.
- She served the hoecakes with butter and molasses.
- Traditional hoecakes require only cornmeal, water, and salt.
- The diner’s hoecakes were famous throughout the county.
- He learned to make hoecakes from his mother’s old recipe.