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sour corn

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. Lactofermented pickled corn, a dish eaten in the Southern United States, especially in…

    Lactofermented pickled corn, a dish eaten in the Southern United States, especially in Appalachia.

    • Sour corn could always be found in one of those mysterious crocks that sat in the dark and musky basement at my grandma's house.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, corn.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA