cornpone
/ˈkɔnpəʊn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.02 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something or someone considered stereotypical of rural, Southern US attitudes or attributes.
Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The Harvard man went back into the kitchen and sat down at a rickety table covered with a red-checked oil-cloth. On it were spread the spoiled ham, a dish of poke salad, a corn pone, and a pot of weak coffee."
- "Her southern accent was rich as molasses, and she really did, without affectation, call everyone ‘y'all’, but the cornpone was camouflage. A tough, clever mind was evident in her penetrating gaze […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English corn Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin ponēder. Anglo-Norman ponebor. Middle English pone English pone English cornpone From corn + pone.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkɔnpəʊn/
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Derogatory