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bannock
(ban′ək)
noun
Scot. a thick, flat cake made of oatmeal or barley meal baked on a griddle
Origin: ME bannok < Gael bannach, a cake
See bannock in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A flat, usually unleavened bread made of oatmeal or barley flour.
- Northern U.S., especially New England Thin cornbread baked on a griddle.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bannok
Origin: , from Old English bannuc
Origin: , of Celtic origin
.noun pl. Bannock or Ban·nocks
- a. A Native American people inhabiting southeast Idaho and western Wyoming.b. A member of this people.
- The variety of Northern Paiute spoken by the Bannock.
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