Definition of BANNOCK

bannock

Meanings

Plural: bannocks

Noun

  • a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
  • An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.
  • A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
  • A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
  • This or any similar traditional bread when made by indigenous Americans, originally from native sources such as maize or pseudocereals and plants with starchy roots

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, from Old Irish bannach, based on Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bonnag.

Synonyms

alatiq, Indian bread, skaan

Scrabble Score: 15

bannock is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bannock is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bannock is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

bannock is a valid Words With Friends word