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anadama bread

anadama bread

9.9
A yeast bread made with white flour, cornmeal, and molasses from New England
  • noun
  • /ˌænəˈdɑːmə brɛd/
  • US
translation icon : pan anadama
  • She enjoyed a slice of warm anadama bread with butter straight from the oven.

Examples

  • In Massachusetts, anadama bread is often served as part of a traditional breakfast.

  • I love to eat anadama bread with butter.

  • The bakery specializes in anadama bread, which is sweetened with a touch of molasses.

  • Have you ever tried anadama bread?

  • Anadama bread is a classic dish in New England, famous for its unique blend of cornmeal and molasses.

  • I enjoy making anadama bread on weekends; its sweet flavor makes it a perfect breakfast treat.

  • During our trip to Massachusetts, we sampled homemade anadama bread at a local bakery.

Antonyms

unleavened bread
1 3.7

A flat bread made without yeast, often eaten at Passover

Surface Forms

anadama bread singular
anadama breads plural

Morphology

anadama + bread

The element 'anadama' is not a compositional English word but a regional/proper name with no transparent lexical meaning, so even if a learner knows 'bread' they cannot infer the specific ingredients or cultural meaning. The term refers to a particular New England variety (molasses and cornmeal), which is culturally specific and not derivable from its parts, making it unpredictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Anadama bread may come from a New England story: one popular story says a woman named Anna baked bread for her husband Dan with cornmeal and molasses, and people started calling it 'Anna and Dan's bread'. That's why the name now means the sweet, cornmeal-and-molasses bread eaten in New England today.