sofky

English

Etymology

Possibly from a Muskogean language.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /səfki/

Noun

sofky (uncountable)

1. (US) A soup or stew made of hominy, cornmeal and bits of meat.
   • 1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:

     There was another pot in the fireplace too, a big one, a two-gallon pot, and it was filled with a mess that looked like hominy. Rooster tasted it with a spoon and said it was an Indian dish called sofky.