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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)play

  Familiarity information: ASHCAKE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ASHCAKE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (southern)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

ash cake; ashcake; corn tash

Hypernyms ("ashcake" is a kind of...):

cornbread (bread made primarily of cornmeal)


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