Home › Words › J › johnnycakejohnnycake/ˈd͡ʒɑː.niːˌkeɪk/johnnycake means A dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.johnnycake is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɑː.niːˌkeɪk/.EtymologyFrom johnny, alteration of journey, + cake.nounA dense, baked or fried flatbread made of cornmeal.e.g.“So he went away on his journey; and after he had travelled a far way, he met with an old woman that asked him if he would give her a bit of his johnny-cake.” — 1890, Joseph Jacobs, “The Red Ettin”, in English Fairy Tales, page 135:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).