English Explanatory Dictionary

sour corn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lactofermented pickled corn, a dish eaten in the Southern United States, especially in Appalachia.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, corn.

Word forms

sour corn

Etymology

sour (“tart”) + corn, possibly influenced by the first element of German saure Bohnen (literally “sour beans”) and Sauerkraut (“sauerkraut”).

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