Bannock
/ˈbænək/noun
A flat, round, usually unsweetened bread or cake, especially in Scottish and Irish traditions.
Did you know?Bannock is an old Gaelic food word, and in Scottish tradition it became so culturally important that special bannocks were made for seasonal rites, hospitality, and survival on the edge of the wild.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰendʰ-
“to bind, fasten”
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*banat- / *bannākos
“something bound or formed into a lump or cake”
Old Irish
OIr
bannóc
“a small cake or loaf”
Middle Scots
Scots
bannok
“a flat cake of unleavened bread”
Modern English
English
bannock
“a flat, round bread or cake”