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jonicake

Also spelled: johnny cake · journey cake

What does jonicake mean?

A dense round bread from Afro-Antillean cooking, baked or fried, eaten with coffee or alongside stew. Sold door to door in Colón and Bocas del Toro.

Example

The jonicake lady came by at six in the morning.Pasó la señora de los jonicakes a las seis de la mañana.

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Where it is used
Colón, Bocas del Toro
Currency
in use today
Origin
Del inglés "johnny cake" o "journey cake".

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