bannock

== English == === Alternative forms === bannik === Etymology === From Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, perhaps from a Goidelic word (compare Irish bonnóg, Manx bonnag, Scottish Gaelic bonnach), possibly from Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bonnag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæ.nək/ === Noun === bannock (usually uncountable, plural bannocks) (especially Scotland, Northern England) An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise. (Canada) 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. (specifically) 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 Synonyms: Indian bread, alatiq, skaan ==== Derived terms ==== currant-bannock bannock puncher ==== Related terms ==== frybread, dog bread (US terms for specific breads which would all be called bannock in Canada) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nonback