| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  sk n, sk n |
| NOUN: | 1. A small, rich, biscuitlike pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle. 2. Utah Yeast bread dough, deep-fried and served with honey and butter or with a savory filling. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Perhaps from Dutch schoonbrood, fine white bread, from Middle Dutch schoonbroot : schoon, bright + broot, bread.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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